The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.

The Regional Office for RAF is responsible for leading FAO’s response to regional priorities for food security,

agriculture and rural development through the identification, planning and implementation of FAO’s priority activities

in the region. It ensures a multidisciplinary approach to programmes, identifies priority areas of action for the

Organization in the Region and, in collaboration with offices and divisions at Headquarters, develops, promotes and

oversees FAO’s strategic response to regional priorities. RAF also advises on the incorporation of regional priorities