Good Food For All – Averting a COVID-19 hunger crisis
Join the Ceres2030 and the SDG2 Advocacy Hub for a virtual event to be held on July 21, 2020, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. (CET). This virtual event is intended to drive investments in the Sustainable Development Goal 2 related to ending hunger via raising awareness of numbers and costs needed.
**En français ci-dessous**
COVID-19 has caused massive disruptions to almost every aspect of our food systems, making the invisible visible. New hunger numbers released on July 13 in the 2020 State of Nutrition and Food Security in the World report and costing from Ceres2030 will drive the conversation on greater equity and the path to delivering good food for all.
Speakers
Introductory remarks
- Maximo Torero, Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, FAO
- Carin Smaller, Director, Agriculture, Trade and Investment, International Institute for Sustainable development (IISD) – Ceres2030
Panelists
- H.E. Koutéra Noël Bataka, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Togo
- Agnes Kalibata, UN Special Envoy for 2021 Food Systems Summit
- Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, Canada (TBC)
- Thanawat Tiensin, Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
- Esther Penunia, Asian Farmers Association
- Elizabeth Mpofu, Via Campesina
- Gerda Verburg, Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
Moderator: Femi Oke, Senior Host/Journalist Al Jazeera
Hashtag: #GoodFood4All
This event is convened by Ceres2030 and the SDG2 Advocacy Hub.
Interpretation: Simultaneous interpretation into French will be available.
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En français
Rejoignez le Ceres2030 et le SDG2 Advocacy Hub pour un événement virtuel qui se tiendra le 16 juillet 2020 à 15h (CET).
Le COVID-19 a causé des perturbations massives dans presque tous les aspects de nos systèmes alimentaires, rendant l'invisible visible. En s'appuyant sur les nouveaux chiffres de la faim publiés par la FAO le 13 juillet dans l'État de la nutrition et de la sécurité alimentaire dans le monde en 2020 ainsi que l'estimation des coûts effectué par Ceres2030, cette réunion permettra de mener une conversation sur une plus grande équité et la voie vers une bonne nourriture pour tous. Cet événement est organisé par le Ceres2030 et le SDG2 Advocacy Hub.
Intervenants:
Allocutions d'introduction
- Maximo Torero, Sous-Directeur général, Département du développement économique et social, FAO
- Carin Smaller, directrice, Agriculture, commerce et investissement, IISD - Ceres2030
Panélistes
- SE Koutéra Noël Bataka, ministre de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de la pêche, Togo
- Agnes Kalibata, Envoyée spéciale des Nations Unies pour le Sommet des systèmes alimentaires de 2021
- Karina Gould, Ministre du Développement international, Canada (à confirmer)
- Thanawat Tiensin, Président du Comité de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale (CSA)
- Esther Penunia, Association des agriculteurs asiatiques
- Elizabeth Mpofu, Via Campesina
- Gerda Verburg, coordinatrice du mouvement de renforcement de la nutrition
Modératrice: Femi Oke, animatrice principale / journaliste Al Jazeera
Mot-dièse de la réunion: # GoodFood4All
Cet événement est organisé par le Ceres2030 et le SDG2 Advocacy Hub.
Interprétation: L'interprétation simultanée en anglais sera disponible.
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