Regional Representative
Mr. Mario Lubetkin has been Assistant Director General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean since 1 August, 2022.
Press appearances
Mario Lubetkin: ‘The issue of food security is here to stay, as was the case with the climate crisis’
15/06/2023
The FAO deputy director and regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean analyzes the perfect storm of conflict, climate, post-pandemic inflation, and inequality that is driving world hunger.
Mario Lubetkin | Growing food insecurity calls for greater coordination
25/05/2023
According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, in 2022, almost 258 million people in 58 countries faced the highest levels of acute food insecurity, which includes the categories of “crisis”, “emergency”, and “catastrophe”, meaning that it can range from malnutrition to the risk of death due to lack of food.