FAO and the 2030 Agenda

Governance and Policy support UnitEconomic and Social Development Department

Anna RappazzoAdviser 2030 Agenda

General Overview of SDGs

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

What’s new?• New Scale and Scope of ambition• Universality• Country-led and country-owned• Lateral orientation• Reliance on partnerships• Massive expansion of data requirements• Core principle “leave no one behind”

General Overview of SDGs

Key Challenges

•How to define action around the SDGs?•How to communicate action around the SDGs?•How to organize/coordinate action around the SDGs?

•How to govern action around the SDGs?•How to monitor progress in a comprehensive way?

General Overview of SDGs

Food and Agriculture matter to all SDGs

FAO’s Policy Vision for the 2030 Agenda

Moving from Vision to Action

UN institutions have a key role to play:

• Enable capacity building and innovation;

• Uphold intergovernmentally agreed norms and standards, treaties and other instruments

• Promote transparency

• Custodians of data, capacitate countries and ensuring access for all

• Leave no one behind

The Expanded Role of Partnerships

Moving from Vision to Action

To summarize

•Food and Agriculture are at the core of the 2030 Agenda

•FAO prioritized support on policy and monitoring

•The FAO Strategic Framework offers the vision and tools to prioritize FAO’s support

Concrete Actions

•Country Programming Frameworks to reflect priorities identified by countries on SDGs

•Map of already existing programmes, projects, and initiatives

•Closely coordinate with governments, advise and capacitate as needed

•Team up with others, position the ones who risk to be left behind

Concrete actions (cont.)

•A dedicated coordination team in HQ•SDG focal points in regional, sub-regional, country offices

•Communication products on FAO approach •Capacity building upon request•Ready to do more based on your needs

Thank you!Anna.Rappazzo@fao.org