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Opening ceremony of the FAO/WHO International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems
©FAO/Giuseppe Carotenuto
1 December 2016, Rome--- Hundreds of technical officers from around the world are convening today at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Italy to talk about a major issue for experts working on global food security – Hidden hunger. According to the Organization, while 793 million people go to bed hungry around our planet, an estimated 2 billion people lack adequate vitamins and minerals in their daily diets. This two day technical symposium - organized by FAO and the World Health Organization – aims to help experts find new ways to meet the 2030 sustainable development goals and targets for improved nutrition in their countries.

Opening address by José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO.
11min. 28sec.

Address by His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho.
13min. 31sec.

(00:00) Address by Francesco Branca, Director, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO; (02:51) Address by Her Excellency Beatrice Lorenzin, Minister of Health of the Republic of Italy (in Italian); (22:16) Keynote address by Patrick Webb, Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, United States of America.
49min. 45sec.

Anna Lartey, Director of FAO’s Nutrition and Food Systems Division, elaborates more on this issue. (Interview conducted by Murielle Sarr)
6min. 36sec.
Tema(s): Nutrición, Reuniones, Seguridad alimentaria
Realizador: FAO
 
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