FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
FAO in Asia and the Pacific has four regional priority areas of work that deliver meaningful support to our Member Nations, helping them achieve impactful results leading to better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all – leaving no one behind. A further series of FAO Corporate Initiatives that provide country-owned and country-led solutions, such as the Digital Village Initiative, Hand-in-Hand Initiative, the One Country One Priority Product Initiative and the Green Cities Initiative, deliver great impact and are highly popular with our Members in Asia and the Pacific.
Highlights
Regional Priorities
FAO in the Asia and Pacific region has four Regional Priorities to implement consolidated actions effectively and efficiently while promoting digitalization of the agriculture sector and rural communities.
The Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Initiative - Asia and the Pacific Countries
The Initiative provides integrated analyses that identify key interactions, synergies, and trade-offs among actions to accelerate economic growth, ensure social inclusion, and promote sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources.
The Four Betters Videos
In the Asia-Pacific region, FAO is working with its Member Nations to help them advance to the 2030 Agenda by achieving Four Betters: Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better Environment and Better Life – leaving no one behind.
FAO’s 80th anniversary
365 days of action
Feature Stories
Events
25/ 2
2025
28/2
2025
FAO at the Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development 2025
Hybrid Event, 25/02/2025 - 28/02/2025
The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level.
It will be organized from 25- 28 February 2025 under the theme: “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, sci...
6/ 3
2025
International Women’s Day: Empowering women and girls for agrifood systems transformation. Regional insights on innovations to accelerate change.
Hybrid Event, 06/03/2025
The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is joining the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and UN Women to commemorate International Women’s Day 2025 under the theme
Featured Publication
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Promising cases of forest and landscape restoration in Asia and the Pacific
10/02/2025
Based on the guiding principles of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
Regional Initiatives
The Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Initiative - Asia and the Pacific Countries
The Initiative provides integrated analyses that identify key interactions, synergies, and trade-offs among actions to accelerate economic growth, ensure social inclusion, and promote sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources.
Global Initiatives
Multimedia
Mr Jong-Jin Kim is the Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific since 1st July 2020.
Contact
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Maliwan Mansion
Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Phone: (+66 2) 697 4000
Fax: (+66 2) 697 4445
E-mail: [email protected]