The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a United Nations agency that works to end hunger and improve food security worldwide: 

Goals: The FAO's goals include:

Ensuring people have regular access to high-quality food 

Improving nutrition 

Reducing rural poverty 

Functions: The FAO's functions include:

Organizing and facilitating multilateral debate 

Producing guidelines 

Supporting governments in developing and implementing food and agricultural policies 

Intervening in humanitarian emergencies 

Membership: The FAO has 195 members, including 194 countries and the European Union. 

Headquarters: The FAO's headquarters are in Rome, Italy. 

History: The FAO was established in 1945 in Quebec City, Canada. 

The FAO also publishes a flagship publication called The State of Food and Agriculture.