 FAO strives to eradicate hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition. Since its approval in 2022, FAO's framework for environmental and social management is setting the stage for the new era of sustainability in projects. The framework helps ensure that our projects and programs adhered to environmental and social standards, do no harm and leave no one behind. Accountabilities take hold engagement at the heart of our activities, nine environmental and social standards and compassing a wide range of sustainability issues. Together with the requirements for public disclosure and grievance address mechanisms are major pillars of the framework. Meaningful, effective and informed participation of all stakeholders in the formulation and implementation of projects and programs is absolutely crucial. This commitment extends to marginalized, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, indigenous peoples and local communities. Our risk management approach is seamlessly embedded across the project cycle, improving project design, implementation and monitoring. FAO's safeguards framework extends beyond a do no harm approach. It enhances the social and environmental outcomes of programs and projects. The framework reflects our unwavering commitment to staying ahead of the challenges posed by a rapidly changing role. This commitment is evident in the inclusion of climate and disaster risks as a standalone performance standard. FAO has around a thousand new projects per year, all of which are screened for environmental and social risks in our project management system. FAO's environmental and social management unit provides technical support to nearly 150 country offices. We offer training to thousands of colleagues and implementing partners worldwide. Our dedicated support spans projects, stakeholders and beneficiaries. We enforce rigorous due diligence across all projects by harnessing our in-house expertise in many technical areas, such as social protection, biodiversity, land tenure, sustainable production and forestry, to name a few. Safeguards are not just rules and regulations, they are means to act responsibly in harmony with our global sustainability goals. We are helping to build a better world, enhancing livelihoods and community engagement, improving working conditions, fighting climate change and protecting the environment.