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Committee on World Food Security
(Thirty-second Session)

Rome, 30 October - 4 November 2006


- SIDE EVENTS-


1. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)

2. International Alliance Against Hunger (IAAH)

3. Third World Network and Institute for Sustainable Development, Ethiopia

4. United States Mission to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture

5. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM)

6. More and Better Campaign

7. Permanent Representation of Brazil to FAO

8. Special Programmes (SPFS) Management and Coordination Service - TCOS

9. ActionAid International

10. Landtenure.info network

11. Right to Food Unit

 


 

1. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)

Title: Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition
Venue
: Austria Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Monday, 30 October, 13.00-14.30h

Panellist: Dr Emile Frison
              Director-General
              IPGRI

              Dr Barbara Burlingame
              Senior Nutrition Officer
              FAO

 

2. International Alliance Against Hunger Today and Tomorrow (IAAH)

Title:Alliance Against Hunger: Today and Tomorrow
Venue
: Iran Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Monday, 30 October, 17:00 – 19:00 h

Background Papers:
Alliances Against Hunger, Today and Tomorrow

 

3. Third World Network and Institute for Sustainable Development, Ethiopia

Title: The Tigray Experience: A Success Story in Sustainable Agriculture
Venue
: Iran Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Tuesday, 31 October, 18:00 - 19:00 h

Panellists:
Dr Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher,
               General Manager
               Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia;
               and others

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4. United States Mission to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture

Title: Cross-border volunteerism: partnerships that grow
Venue
: Iran Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Thursday, 2 November, 12:30 – 14:00 h


Info Note:
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5. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM)

Title: Organic agriculture and food security
Venue
: Iran Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Thursday, 2 November, 17:00 – 18:30 h

Panellists: Gerald Herrmann
                IFOAM President

                John Bosco Mugisha
                Epopa project
                Uganda

                Alexander Muller
                Assistant Director-General FAO

Tentative Agenda:
Provisional Programme

6. More and Better Campaign

Title: What kind of aid to agriculture is needed in the fight against hunger?
Venue
: Iran Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Friday, 3 November, 12:30 – 14:00 h

Info Note:
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7. Permanent Representation of Brazil to FAO

Title: Brazilian Policies on Agrarian Reform and Family Agriculture
Venue
: Ethiopia Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Friday, 3 November, 12.30 – 14.00 h

8. Special Programmes (SPFS) Management and Coordination Service - TCOS

Title: The Special Programme for Food Security: Midway to 2015
Venue
: Green Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Friday, 3 November, 14:00 – 17:00 h


Agenda:
Agenda

9. ActionAid International

Title: Hungry for Solutions: Experiences of Brazil, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan and Uganda
Venue
: Iran Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Friday, 3 November, 14:00 – 16:00 h

Panellists: Renato Maluf
                Facilitator, Brazil

                Magdalena Kropiwnicka
                Research Coordination

                Anna Antwi
                AAI Ghana

               Celso Mercato
               AAI Brazil

               James Kintu
               AAII Uganda

Ranas Manjan
AAI India

Mustafa Talpur
AAI Pakistan

Edson Musopole
AA Malawi

Angela Wauye
AAI Kenya

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10. Landtenure.info network

Title: Sharing knowledge and experiences to promote a more equitable women's access to land
Venue
: Iran Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Friday, 3 November, 16:00 - 18:00 h


Info Note and Agenda:
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11. Right to Food Unit

Title: Implementation of the Human Right to Food
Venue
: Iran Room, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Date
: Saturday, 4 November, 9:30 – 12:30 h


Information Note:
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Previous Sessions: CFS 31; CFS 30; CFS 29; CFS 29; CFS 28; CFS 27; CFS 26;
CFS 25; CFS 24

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