The aim of AGIR (the Global Alliance for Resilience Initiative) is to help build resilience to the recurrent food and nutrition crises that affect the countries of the Sahel and West Africa. The idea of an international alliance bringing together governments [...]

The Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) was established in 2004 to enhance FAO’s capacity to rapidly respond to emergency situations. Through strategic resource partner funding, SFERA provides FAO with the financial means and flexibility to react promptly [...]

The Social Protection Inter-Agency Cooperation Board is a light, lean and agile inter-agency coordination mechanism —composed of representatives of international organizations and bilateral institutions— to enhance global coordination and advocacy on social protection issues and to coordinate international cooperation in [...]