Governance

UN-Nutrition is governed by a steering committee at the global level, which is led by a chair. The UN-Nutrition Chair is a senior leader from one of the Member Agencies and serves a 2-year rotational term.
At present, Máximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist at FAO, is serving as the ad interim UN-Nutrition Chair.

The steering committee is comprised of the nutrition leads of 7 agencies, including the 5 founding members: the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); the World Food Programme (WFP); and the World Health Organization (WHO). The other two agencies represented on the committee serve on a 2-year rotational basis. At present, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are rotational members. UNEP will soon be ending its term, providing an opportunity for a different UN agency to become the second rotational member on the steering committee.

UN country teams jointly agree on their preferred way of collaborating under the UN-Nutrition umbrella. This applies to the composition, stewardship and working modalities of UN-Nutrition, taking into consideration the local context and priorities.