Call for Nominations: United Nations FAO Partnership Award 2025 ($10,000 prize)

On 18 June 2021, the FAO Conference, at its Forty-second session, decided to establish a “FAO Award for Partnership” to recognise outstanding cooperation with FAO in advancing the Organization’s work by Members, other UN agencies or international institutions, academic or research entities; and civil society or private sector entities, including media outlets.

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.

Award of Partnership Award

• A scroll describing the recipient’s achievements and/or award.
• A cash prize of USD $10,000.

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Eligibility for Partnership Award

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 people’s lives; and/or
• Successfully advocated for the value of policies and principles that FAO prioritizes.

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Nomination

• The text of the detailed nomination should be self-contained and should provide concrete elements and information.
• The nomination can be submitted electronically at the online form or sent via mail at [email protected]

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