FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

UN FAO to release first post-MDG food security and nutrition report for Asia-Pacific

Tuesday, 6 December 10:00 am – Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Hotel, Room Crowne 234

29/11/2016 

Can the countries of the world’s largest and most populous region achieve Zero Hunger by 2030? The clock is ticking.

Released exclusively in Bangkok, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will launch its 2016 Asia-Pacific regional report on food insecurity entitled “Investing in a Zero Hunger Generation.” This substantive report, the first of its kind since the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), examines the present state of food security and levels of nutrition and malnutrition in countries across Asia and the Pacific. 

The report’s key thematic approach examines the challenges of addressing persistent hunger and undernutrition in the context of limited natural resources. It also takes a closer look at other aspects of malnutrition arising from poor diets such as the rise in obesity and ‘hidden hunger.’

In a significant new development, the report introduces a new indicator for monitoring food insecurity and presents analysis of some of the emerging issues in the region, such as dietary diversification and implications for food production systems, food safety, and policy.

The report will be introduced by Kundhavi Kadiresan, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative with analysis by David Dawe, FAO’s Senior Economist in Asia and the Pacific.

A media question and answer session will follow. One on one interviews are also possible.

 

PANEL DISCUSSION:

The launch will be followed by a panel discussion “Investing in a Zero Hunger Generation”

SDG 2’s fundamental objective is to achieve “Zero Hunger” by 2030.  The panel discussion will bring together diverse perspectives towards building a new vision and approaches to help meet the Zero Hunger goal, achieving a healthy and well-nourished society in Asia and the Pacific. 

The panel will examine past policy successes and failures in this context and raise new questions to encourage dialogue and shape a new public narrative towards eradicating hunger and malnutrition and creating transformative change for sustainable development. 

The panelists are:

  • Biraj Patnaik: Principal adviser to the Supreme Court of India Commissioners on the Right to Food. 
  • Marco Bertacca: Managing Director at Friesland Campina Thailand. Friesland Campina is one of the world's largest dairy product producers and is promoting Thailand as its export hub for milk and dairy products to other ASEAN countries.  
  • Tsetsgee S (Retd.): Former Director of Food Production, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Government of Mongolia. Currently, National Secretary of Mongolia to the International Dairy Federation.
  • Parvathy Ramaswami: Deputy Regional Director, Regional Bureau for Asia & the Pacific, World Food Programme, Bangkok, Thailand.

The event will be followed by a buffet lunch.

You or your representatives are cordially invited to participate as accredited media. There is no advance requirement for accreditation but an RSVP would be appreciated to guarantee space. Editors kindly note this report is released exclusively in Bangkok for the Asia-Pacific region

Registration begins at 9 am, on 6 December 2016.

VENUE: Crown Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Hotel – 952 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500

http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/events/detail-events/en/c/1402/

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