The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger established on 16 October 1945.

It serves both developed and developing countries and acts as a neutral form where all nations meet as equals. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information, and helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture , forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all.

FAO offices [ change | change source ]

Regional offices [ change | change source ]

• Regional Office for Africa in Accra , Ghana
• Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine in Santiago, Chile
• Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Archived 2009-11-09 at the Wayback Machine in Bangkok , Thailand
• Regional Office for the Near East in Cairo , Egypt
• Regional Office for Europe at FAO headquarters, Rome , Italy

Subregional offices [ change | change source ]

• Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine in Harare , Zimbabwe
• Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine in Apia , Samoa
• Subregional Office for Central and Eastern Europe in Budapest , Hungary
• Subregional Office for the Caribbean Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine in Bridgetown, Barbados
• Subregional Office For North Africa Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine in Tunis , Tunisia

Liaison offices [ change | change source ]

• Liaison Office with the United Nations in Geneva Archived 2009-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Liaison Office for North America in Washington D.C.
• Liaison Office with the United Nations in New York
• Liaison Office with Japan in Yokohama Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium in Brussels Archived 2007-08-04 at the Wayback Machine

Related pages [ change | change source ]

• World Food Programme

Other websites [ change | change source ]

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • Fact sheets / features / press releases
  • FAO Statistics Division Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  • FAOSTAT website
  • TeleFood Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  • World Food Day
  • Avian Flu Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine