Mission. FAO's mandate is to improve levels of nutrition, agricultural productivity and sustainability, and the quality of life of rural people, and to ensure global food security.

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.

The FAO has four principal functions: to offer technical assistance, to collect and analyze statistical data, to make recommendations to governments on agricultural policies, and to act as an international technical forum where States and international organizations can debate food and agricultural issues.

The FAO Headquarters is located in the city centre of Rome, near the Circo Massimo and close to the Colosseum. It's a lofty white building that is easy to recognize.