Virtual event | Good Food For All – Averting a COVID-19 hunger crisis
This virtual event was held on July 21, 2020, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CEST). This virtual event was intended to drive investments in the Sustainable Development Goal 2 related to ending hunger via raising awareness of numbers and costs needed.It was organised by Ceres2030 and the SDG2 Advocacy Hub.
**En français ci-dessous**
COVID-19 has caused massive disruptions to almost every aspect of our food systems, making the invisible visible. Drawing on the new hunger numbers released in the 2020 State of Nutrition and Food Security in the World report and costing from What Would It Cost to Avert the COVID-19 Hunger Crisis?, this event will drive a conversation on greater equity and the path to delivering good food for all. This event is convened by Ceres2030 and the SDG2 Advocacy Hub.
Speakers
Introductory remarks
- Maximo Torero, Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (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
- Dirk Schattschneider, Commissioner, One World No Hunger, German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ)
- 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
Date: July 21, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. (CEST) (1.5 hours)
Read the Ceres2030 launch story: USD 10 Billion Needed to Avert the COVID-19 Hunger Crisis
Check out Ceres2030 launch press coverage in international media:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/10-billion-...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-13/global-hunger-and-obe...
https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/covid-19-pushes-world-off-track-to...
https://allafrica.com/stories/202007140019.html
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/07/10b-needed-avert-covid-19-hunge...
En français
- 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
- Dirk Schattschneider, Commissaire, One World No Hunger Initiative, Ministère fédéral allemand du développement économique et de la coopération (BMZ)
- 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
Date: 21 juillet à 13h30 (CEST) (durée 1h30). Merci de vous connecter dès 13h (CEST)
Mot-dièse de la réunion: # GoodFood4All
Interprétation: L'interprétation simultanée en français sera disponible.
Lisez l'article de lancement du Ceres2030: USD10 billion needed to avert the COVID-19 hunger crisis
Event details
July 21, 2020
Zoom
Event Materials
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