What we do

The Norwegian Mission to the UN agencies in Rome represents Norwegian government and promote the Government’s policies and positions vis-à-vis the United Nations agencies in Rome. These are the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as well as the Committee on Global Food Security (CFS). 

The Mission pursues a wide range of Norway’s international objectives in the context of food security and fighting hunger.  

Some of the mission’s main tasks include:  

• Following the work of the UN agencies and report back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.  

• Promote Norwegian views and inputs to the UN agencies. 

• Promoting the efficient and coherent functioning of the UN agencies through active participation in the agencies’ governing bodies. 

• Working to ensure speedy and effective responses to humanitarian disasters. 

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