Applications Invited for the 2025 Partnership Award

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About the Organization

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

Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 members - 194 countries and the European Union, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.

About the Award

A successful sustainable development agenda requires strong global partnerships and cooperation between governments, the private sector, civil society and academia. The objective of this Award is to recognize and reward the efforts of noteworthy and effective partnerships that contribute to achieving sustainable development.

Nature of the Award

• a scroll describing the recipient's achievements and/or award,
• a cash prize of USD 10 000*

Eligibility

The winning institution/organization demonstrates that they successfully contributed to an area of work related to FAO’s mandate, meeting one or all of the following criteria:

• engaged local communities and relevant stakeholders with the aim to improve people’s lives  responding to their needs and rights and enhancing efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
• raised  visibility of the problem of hunger and malnutrition, communicating complex agricultural and economic issues to the wider public, and promoted successful solutions and projects for improved food security and nutrition;
• presented an innovative idea, a new approach, or a unique policy that was implemented successfully and is adaptable to other contexts inspiring similar innovations within a given city, country, region or at the global level;
• developed an initiative that demonstrates evidence of impact in improving peoples lives; and/or
• successfully advocated for the value of policies and principles that FAO prioritizes.

How to Apply

Please submit by 31 January 2025

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