1. A series of side events were prepared and implemented during the World Food Summit: five years later. Side Events were grouped into two broad categories:
2. A complete list of the side events organized during the World Food Summit: five years later is included in this Annex.
3. The side events were introduced and chaired by high-level members of national delegations to the World Food Summit: five years later. They were supported by summary documents prepared in all working languages specifically for each event, as well as by relevant documentation supplied by the relevant units responsible for each event. The summary documents were also published on the website of the World Food Summit: five years later. Press Conferences were organized for side events to permit communication of key issues and concepts to the media representatives present.
Title |
Date and Time |
Venue |
Opening Ceremony |
Chaiperson |
FAO Helping the Hungry to Feed Themselves: the SPFS |
Monday, 10 June |
Austria Room |
Dr Bukar Shaib, Chairman, SPFS Oversight Panel | |
FAO and the TeleFood Special Fund Projects for the Hungry |
Monday 10 June |
Austria Room |
His Majesty King Mswati III, Swaziland |
H.E. Sar Kheng, Deputy-Prime Minister, Cambodia |
FAO and Transfer of Low Cost Simple Technologies to the Hungry: South-South Cooperation |
Monday, 10 June |
Austria Room |
Mr Galo Plaza Pallares, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Ecuador |
Mr Salif Diallom Minister for Agriculture, Burkina Faso |
The Anti-Hunger Programme |
Tuesday, 11 June |
Green Room |
His Excellency |
Mr. L.J. Brinkhorst, Minister of Agriculture, Water Management and Fisheries, The Netherlands |
Fighting Hunger – The Ingredients of Success |
Tuesday, 11 June |
Green Room |
H.E. Eligio J¨¢quez, Minister for Agriculture, Dominican Republic |
Moderated by |
FAO and the Dissemination of Information to the World: WAICENT |
Tuesday, 11 June |
Austria Room |
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of the United Arab Emirates, His Excellency Saeed Bin Mohammed |
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of the United Arab Emirates, His Excellency Saeed Bin Mohammed |
Water and Agriculture |
Tuesday, 11 June |
Austria Room |
H.E. P. Intrawityanunt, Deputy-Prime Minister, Thailand |
H.E. Ismaïl Alaoui, Minister for Agriculture Morocco |
FAO Working with the Media and Celebrities to Mobilize Public Opinion Against Hunger - TeleFood |
Tuesday, 11 June |
Austria Room |
King Letsie II, Lesotho |
T.H. R. Clarke, Minister for Agriculture, Jamaica |
Rural Women: Crucial Partners in the Fight against Hunger and Poverty |
Wed.12 June |
Green Room |
H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda |
H.E. M. Winberg, Minister for Food and Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Sweden and H.E. Thoko Didiza, Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs, South Africa |
School and Hospital Gardens |
Wed.12 June |
Austria Room |
H.E. D. K. Bazan, Vice President of the Republic, Panama |
H.E. A. Wood, Minister for Agriculture, Barbados |
NEPAD Agriculture Programme |
Wed. 12 June |
Austria Room |
H.E. J.A. Kufuor, President, Ghana |
S.E. Maganga Moussavou |
FAO helping the hungry in case of crisis: the Emergency Programme |
Tuesday, 11 June |
Austria Room |
Special Envoy of the High Office of the Interim Government of Afghanistan, H.E. Mostapha Zaher | |
FAO helping the consumers and protecting the environment through food quality control and plant protection: Codex/IPPC |
Wednesday, 12 June |
Austria Room |
H.E. the Prime Minister of Nuie Ms M. Vivian Young |
H.E. L.J. Brinkhorst, Minister for Agriculture, the Netherlands |
World Bank |
Wed. 12 June |
Austria Room |
Moderated by | |
Sustainable Mountain Development |
Thursday, 13 June |
Green Room |
Enrico La Loggia, Minister of Regional Affairs, Italy and Walter Núñez Rodríguez, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Bolivia | |
FAO fighting diseases of animals and plants: the EMPRES Programme |
Thursday, 13 June |
Austria Room |
His Excellency |
H.E. H. Angola, Minister for Agriculture, Namibia |
The Right to Food |
Thursday, 13 June |
King Faisal |
H.E. R. Woonton, Prime Minister, Cook Islands |
H.E. Giovanni Alemanno, Minister for Agricultural and Forestry Policies of Italy |
Organization Name |
Date/Time/Venue |
Opening Ceremony |
Chair |
Balkans |
Wednesday, 12 June (18.00-21.00 hrs) |
Mila Mirkovic, Head of the Department for International Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture, Federal Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations, FRY |
Ms Mila Mirkovic, Head of the Department for International Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture, Federal Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations, FRY |
CARIFORUM |
Monday 10 June (15:00-18:00 hrs) |
H.E. L.H. Straker, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, St Vincent & the Grenadines |
H.E. V. Bird, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Antigua and Barbuda |
CAEU (Council of Arab Economic Unity) |
Monday 10 June (18:00-20:30) |
Excellency Mr. H. Cheik El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania |
Excellency Mr. H. Cheik El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania |
UEMOA |
Tuesday 11 June |
S.E. S. Diallo, Ministre de l'Agriculture du Burkina Faso |
M. Tour¨¦, Pr¨¦sident de la Commission de l'UEMOA |
UMA |
Tuesday 11 June |
M. Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Ministre de Affaires ¨¦trang¨¨res, Alg¨¦rie |
M. Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgam, Secr¨¦taire des Affaires ¨¦trang¨¨res, Lybie |
BSEC |
Tuesday 11 June (9:30-12:30) Lebanon Room |
H.E. Rexhep Meidani, President of the Republic of Albania |
H.E. Mr Arben Molla, Director, APO, Ministry of Agriculture and Food. |
CEMAC |
Tuesday 11 June (18:00 - 21:00 hrs) Lebanon Room |
S.E. Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Pr¨¦sident de la R¨¦publique du Congo |
S.E. Zacharie P¨¦r¨¦vet, Ministre de l'Agriculture du Cameroun |
CAC (Consejo Agropecuario Centroamericano) |
Wednesday 12 June (10:00-13:00 hrs) Malaysia Room |
Excelent¨ªsimo Sr. Jos¨¦ L¨®pez, Vice- Presidente de Guatemala |
Excelent¨ªsimo Sr. Rodolfo Coito Pacheco, Ministro de Agricultura y Ganader¨ªa de Costa Rica |
Mercosur |
Wednesday 12 June |
Excelent¨ªsimo Sr. Gonzalo Gonz¨¢lez, Ministro de Ganader¨ªa, Agricultura y Pesca del Uruguay |
Excelent¨ªsimo Sr. Gonzalo Gonz¨¢lez, Ministro de Ganader¨ªa, Agricultura y Pesca del Uruguay |
COMUNIDAD ANDINA DE NACIONES |
Wednesday 12 June |
H.E. W. N¨²ñez Rodr¨ªguez, Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development |
H.E. W. N¨²ñez Rodr¨ªguez, Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development |
CEN-SAD |
Wednesday 12 June (10:00-13:00 hrs) |
His Excellency, Mr. R. Yoma Golom, Minister of Agriculture of Chad |
His Excellency, Mr. R. Yoma Golom, Minister of Agriculture of Chad |
ECO |
Wednesday 12 June |
H.E. H. Gokalp, Minister for Agriculture, Turkey |
H.E. H. Gokalp, Minister for Agriculture, Turkey |
AOAD |
Wednesday 12 June |
H.E. Professor Noureddin Mona, Minister for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Syrian Arab Republic |
H.E. Professor Noureddin Mona, Minister for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Syrian Arab Republic |
ECOWAS |
Wednesday 12 June a.m. (10:00-13:00) Lebanon Room |
S.E. J.P. Sarr, Ministre de l'Agriculture de Guin¨¦e |
S.E. Dr M. I. Chambas, Executive Secretary, CEDEAO |
COMESA |
Wednesday 12 June (15:00-18:00 hrs) Lebanon Room |
The Hon. M. Sikatana | |
SADC |
Thursday 13 June |
H.E A. Banda, Minister for Agriculture, Malawi | |
PIF/SPF |
Thursday 13 June |
H.E. K. Note, President, Marshall Islands |
HE Mr. Galuinadi, Minister for Agriculture, Sugar and Land Settlement of Fiji |
