Trade and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Rome time
The event presents a unique platform for dialogue and discussion, with the following primary objectives:
- Inform and sensitize the Members about the state of play of the WTO agricultural trade negotiations and the preparation for the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference;
- Debate and highlight the role of trade in achieving food security and improved nutrition and the articulation of food security needs in the multilateral trading system, in the context of the 2030 Agenda
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14:00 - 14:20 |
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- Mr Khaled El-Taweel, CCP Chairperson - Mr José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General - Mr Roberto Azevêdo, WTO Director-General (Video message) |
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Session 1: WTO agricultural negotiations and preparation for WTO Ministerial Conference |
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14:20 - 15:00 |
State of play of the WTO agricultural negotiations |
- Mr Alan Wolff, Deputy Director-General, WTO - Mr Edwini Kessie, Director, Agriculture and Commodities Division, WTO |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
WTO Ministerial Conference: Preparation and expectations |
- Minister Gabriel Arturo Martinez, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Argentinean Mission to International Organizations in Geneva and Chief Negotiator in Agriculture |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Q&A session |
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Launch of the FAO E-Learning Course on Trade, Food Security and Nutrition and the release of Policy Guidance Note 9 on Trade |
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Session 2: Trade and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development |
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16:15 - 17:45 |
Panel/Plenary debate (Interactive session) |
- Mr Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Chief Executive Officer, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) - Ms Carmel Cahill, Deputy Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD - Mr Jamie Morrison, Strategic Programme Leader, Food Systems Programme, FAO |
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17:45 – 18:00 |
Closing of the event |
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