At the same time the UN has a strong presence in Italy, with Rome home to the FAO, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, the WFP or World Food Programme, and IFAD, the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Health, food security and refugee assistance sit at the heart of Italy's NGO scene, and Official Development Assistance - ODA – shot up by 10% between 2016 and 2017 thanks to increases in bilateral grants, the cost of hosting refugees, and funding for development programmes, up 12% in 2016 compared to 2017.