FAO Regional Conference for Europe: Going virtual with live-streaming
In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health concerns, the Thirty-second Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC) will be convened virtually from 2 to 4 November 2020. The plenary debate, ministerial roundtable, and all other meetings will be webcast.
In the run-up to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, the ERC will focus on sustainable food systems and healthy diets in Europe and Central Asia. The roundtable debate will review the status of nutrition and sustainable food systems, identifying the interlinkages and the related challenges and opportunities in the region.
Another key topic for discussion on the first day of the Conference will be the youth, youth employment and the development of rural areas in the context of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming. The discussion will present a situation analysis of smallholders, family farms, and rural youth in agriculture, including a review of strategies that can revitalize rural areas in the Europe and Central Asia region.
The Conference will zero in on FAO’s future priorities in the region, which have been shaped by the COVID-19 crisis. Events on innovation and digitalization, as well as on the Committee on World Food Security will take place on the sidelines of the ERC. Additionally, the Synthesis of FAO Evaluations 2014–2019 in Europe and Central Asia and FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative will be presented.
WEBCAST LINK: www.fao.org/webcast
The Regional Conference will be conducted in English, French, Russian, and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation. The webcast will be available in all four languages.
All webcast recordings will become available shortly after the session as video-on-demand.
KEY SPEAKERS:
- Qu Dongyu, FAO Director-General;
- Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO Assistant Director-General, Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia;
- Nabil Gangi, FAO Deputy Regional Representative, ERC Secretary;
- Jamshid Khodjaev, Minister for Agriculture of Uzbekistan, Chair;
- Agricultural ministers and high-level representatives from over 40 countries and observers.
OFFICIAL PHOTOS:
Official photographs of the Conference will be available free of charge in high resolution on the FAONews Flickr account.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
#ERC32
MEDIA ACCREDITATION:
Prior media accreditation is not required to follow the Regional Conference.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
VICTORIA KALININ
Communication Officer
FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Budapest, Hungary
LEA PLANTEK
Communication Specialist
FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Budapest, Hungary
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