The 35th Special Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conference, which convened from 18-22 November 2008, in Rome, Italy, has adopted a three-year Immediate Plan of Action (IPA), which will implement an agenda for “reform with growth” as recommended by an independent external evaluation completed last year.

The Plan provides for enhancing FAO governance and improving its performance through streamlined management, and by focusing more closely on core objectives and functions. The IPA introduces a results-based framework for all FAO’s work, consisting of global goals, strategic objectives, organizational results and core functions. The IPA further lays out strategies and timetables for reforming FAO’s governing bodies, systems and organizational structures, as well as further actions to improve the effectiveness of FAO governance. The Plan’s Annex provides a summary of costs, savings, resource requirements and implementation schedule.
Links to further information
FAO Press Release, 22 November 2008
Resolution and Immediate Plan of Action