6 -Outras entidades poderão disponibilizar contribuições adicionais para as atividades do escritório, que serão alvo de parecer por parte do Comité de Parceria. A formalização dessas contribuições adicionais poderá ser realizada em termos a definir entre as Partes.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN FAO PARTNERSHIP AND LIAISON OFFICE IN LISBON
Considering the Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the establishment of an Information Office in Lisbon, concluded on 25 July 2008;
Considering that the Portuguese Republic and FAO face the challenge of fighting hunger and all forms of malnutrition and that, with this objective, they collaborate in the implementation of the Food Security and Nutrition Strategy in the Member States of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), through a greater cooperation in policy formulation and in the implementation of programmes to strengthen the governance of Food Security and Nutrition, Social Protection and the strengthening of Family Farming;
Considering that the desire of the Portuguese Republic and FAO to develop projects and activities with the Member States of the CPLP and other States necessitates that the status of the current FAO Information Office in Lisbon be upgraded into a Partnership and Liaison Office, also with resources coming from other partners;
Considering the importance that the upgraded status of the FAO Office in Lisbon will have for the dissemination and exchange of information and knowledge among the Member States of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), with the objective of supporting and strengthening technical cooperation and collective efforts to combat hunger and poverty, as well as global public goods related to food and agriculture, including technical information, international standards, food safety assessment, pests and diseases, environmental effects due to agricultural activities, international agreements on food matters, genetic resources and fisheries management;
Considering the "Lisbon Charter for the Strengthening of Family Farming" adopted at the CPLP High Level Meeting on Family Farming on 7 February 2018, and the expressed wish to actively participate in the United Nations Decade for Family Farming (2019-2028);
Considering that the Portuguese Republic and FAO share the objective of promoting sustainable food systems and diets, including increasing agricultural productivity with environmental sustainability, promoting its resilience in the context of climate change, political-military conflicts and increased migratory flows in the CPLP and also in the countries of the Mediterranean basin;
Considering that FAO and the Portuguese Republic intend to expand their technical cooperation agenda to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda;
Considering that the Portuguese Republic recognizes the technical capabilities and experience of FAO in fighting hunger and malnutrition and promoting rural development, as expressed in the Framework Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and FAO, signed in Lisbon on 31 July 2012;
The Portuguese Republic and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "the Parties"), agree as follows:
Article 1
Objective
The Portuguese Republic and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter FAO) agree to upgrade the level and status of FAO's representation in Lisbon from Information Office to a Partnership and Liaison Office.
Article 2
Functions of the Office
The establishment of the FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Lisbon aims to support development and cooperation actions, particularly with respect to agriculture and food in Portugal, in the countries of the CPLP or in other countries, with the objectives of dissemination and exchange of information and knowledge among the Member States of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP).
Article 3
Director of the Office