The statements, speeches and messages of FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf on special occasions at headquarters and at international meetings and events are collected here.

	Statement of the Director-General to the Thirty-fourth session of the Conference of FAO Rome , 17-24 November 2007
	Launch of SOFA 2007 Rome, 15 November 2007
	World Food Day Rome, 16 October 2007 (also available in chinese and in italian)
	"Climate change, food security and poverty reduction". Conference organized by SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency) Stockholm, Sweden, 27-28 September 2007
	50th IAEA General Conference - "Food and Agriculture – The Global Challenges" Vienna, Austria, 18 September 2007
	Eighth Meeting of the CGIAR Science Council Rome, 27 August 2007
	M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Conference Chennai, India, 7 August 2007
	"Agriculture cannot wait" - 60th Anniversary Lecture of India’s Independence New Delhi, India, 6 August 2007
	Inauguration of the Sub-Regional Office for Central Asia Ankara, Turkey, 11 July 2007
	National Conference on Food and Nutritional Security Fortaleza, Brazil, 3-6 July 2007
	"Adapting to Climate Change: the Challenge to Business", World Economic Forum Cap Town, South Africa, 13 June 2007
	World Day Against Child Labour in Agriculture Geneva, Switzerland, 12 June 2007
	Meeting of donors for the CARICOM countries Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 2 June 2007
	Seventh Meeting of the South West Pacific Ministers for Agriculture Majuro, Marshall Islands, 29 May 2007
	High Level External Committee on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Rome, 3-4 May 2007
	High Level FAO-CGIAR meeting Rome, 30 April 2007
	Second meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Rome, 26-30 March 2007
	World Water Day Celebration Ceremony Rome, 22 March 2007
	Special Event on Sustainable Forestry and Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change Rome, 12 March 2007
	Environment and Energy Emergency: International Cooperation and Development Models Rome, 25 January 2007
	Launch of SOFA 2006 Rome, 24 January 2007