Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Hiroyuki Konuma

FAO Regional Representative for Asia-Pacific

Zero Hunger Challenge Launched in Asia-Pacific Region
Hunger in the 21st Century called unacceptable
Zero Hunger Challenge Launched in Asia-Pacific Region

Bangkok, Thailand, 30 Apr 2013 – The United Nations launched the Zero Hunger Challenge in Asia and the Pacific here yesterday evening before heads of governments and UN agencies as well as ministers and national leaders. Speakers called on governments, farmers, scientists, business, civil society and consumers to join in the struggle to end hunger in the region where a majority of the world’s [...]

Daily agenda

May 02, 2013
09:00 - Swissotel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok, Thailand
Deliver welcome address at the ASEAN-FAO–GIZ-SDC Regional Expert Forum on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
April 30, 2013
12:15 - United Nations Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Deliver FAO speech at the Regional Coordination Mechanism Working Lunch for Zero Hunger Challenge: from Campaign to Reality
10:30 - Embassy of Japan, Bangkok, Thailand
Visit Mr Kenta Wakabayashi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Japan Foreign Affairs and Mr Tetsuya Murakami, First Secretary for the Embassy of Japan
This schedule is subject to change

Biography

Hiroyuki Konuma, a Japanese national, holds a Master of Science Degree (M.Sc.) in Agricultural Science from Tsukuba University in Japan. He has been with FAO for over 30 years. [...]

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Video

Photo library for the launching of Zero Hunger programme in the Asia-Pacific region
José Graziano da Silva speaks about the Zero Hunger Programme in the Asia Pacific Region

Photographs

UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, Noeleen Heyzer and FAO ADG/RR for Asia-Pacific, Hiroyuki Konuma write their commitments to the Zero Hunger Challenge at a special exhibit launching the campaign in Asia and the Pacific.
UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, Noeleen Heyzer and FAO ADG/RR for Asia-Pacific, Hiroyuki Konuma write their commitments to the Zero Hunger Challenge at a special exhibit launching the campaign in Asia and the Pacific.