Nicaragua Withdraws from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Stating it Publishes a Report with "interventionist tendencies"
The Nicaraguan government announced that it is withdrawing from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) because the organization published a report "in a malicious manner" and "for political purposes."
According to Managua, the report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 lacks objectivity and methodological rigor, and contains "false information, with an interventionist and aggressive tendency."
"The aforementioned document publishes information and data about Nicaragua that were not authorized, nor consulted with our institutions, nor validated by the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua," the Daniel Ortega administration said in a statement.
"International organizations are obliged to respect the States Parties and the use of information must have the prior consent and approval of the State concerned, which has not been fulfilled by FAO." Nicaragua described the attitude of FAO as " unacceptable, inadmissible and disrespectful."
Nicaragua claims that the publication of the report contributes to the dissemination of "negative" publications and content that are intended to "discredit the Government of Nicaragua" and "its policies to combat poverty, human development and food security."
For all these reasons, the Central American nation demanded that FAO close its representative offices in Nicaragua immediately. FAO began its official activities in Nicaragua in 1982. Before that year, all work on food security was carried out through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
