Sweden and FAO

Sweden and FAO

Partnering to build global food security

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Sweden is an active resource partner, providing indispensible support to a wide array of FAO activities, including response to emergencies. It is one of four partners to have joined FAO’s Multipartner Programme Support Mechanism, which pools resource partners’ contributions to enable more flexible support to FAO’s work. In addition, Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency recently signed a multi-million dollar Contribution Agreement aimed at improving the quality of FAO’s assistance in several high-priority countries and regions. The Agreement provides for a programme approach, permitting FAO to deliver more effectively and expeditiously.

Language English

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