UNESCO, theUnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP), theFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO) andtheUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP) are acting as the interim Secretariat of IPBES until such time a permanent secretariat is set up in Bonn.
TheFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO) oftheUnitedNations reported that their food price index averaged 232 points in April, flat from March and 2.6% below its all-time high February level of 237.2.
IPBES-1 also requested UNESCO, UNEP, theFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO) andtheUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish an institutional link with the Platform through a collaborative partnership arrangement for the work of IPBES and its Secretariat.