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Opening and Keynote Speeches

• Chair: Hafez Ghanem, Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

James G. Butler, Deputy Director-General (DDG), FAO.
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Olivier de Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: The right to food: the international perspective. [ Download PDF ]

Martin Nissen, German Embassy, France: The Right to Food Guidelines: evolution and meaning for FAO members. [ Download PDF ]

Barbara Ekwall, Coordinator Right to Food Unit, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA), FAO: The Right to Food Guidelines: making it happen. [ Download PDF ]

Michael Windfuhr, Bread for the World, Germany: The Right to Food Guidelines, the Civil Society Perspective.

U.S. Opening Statement for FAO Right to Food Forum [ Download PDF ]

Statement at the Right to Food Forum - Russian Federation
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Speeches and Presentations

• Chair: Lorraine Williams, Assistant Director-General, Knowledge and Communication Department, FAO.

Brazil
Rosilene Cristina Rocha, Ministry of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger. [ Download PowerPoint ]
Albaneide Peixinho, National Fund for Development of Education (PNAE/FNDE), Ministry of Education. [ Download PowerPoint ]
Elisabetta Recine, National Food and Nutrition Security Council.

Guatemala
Francisco Bonifaz Rodríguez, Embassy of Guatemala.
Lorena Pereira, Presidential Commission on Human Rights.
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Luis Enrique Monterroso, FAO Right to Food Project. [ Download PowerPoint ]

• Chair: Marcela Villarreal, Director, Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division, FAO.

India
Colin Gonsalves, Human Rights Law Network
Biraj Patnaik, Office of Commissioner to the Supreme Court (Right to Food Case). [ Download PDF ]
Aruna Sharma, National Human Rights Commission.

Mozambique
Aida Libombo, Ministry of Health.
Francisca Cabral, Technical Secretariat for Food Security and Nutrition (SETSAN). [ Download PowerPoint ]
Ali Bachir Macassar, Ministry of Justice. [ Download PowerPoint ]

Philippines
Dolores B. de Quiros Castillo, National Anti-Poverty Commission.
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Leila de Lima, Human Rights Commission. [ Download PDF ]
Cecilia Florencio, University of the Philippines and Philippine NGO Liaison Committee for Food Security and Fair Trade (PNLC).

Uganda
David O.O. Obong, Ministry of Water Environment.
Aliro Omara, Uganda Human Rights Commission. [ Download PDF ]
Gerald Tushabe, Human Rights Network, Hurinet. [ Download PDF ]

 
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Audio material

Barbara Ekwall, Coordinator of FAO's Right to Food Unit, speaks on the main issues and challenges for people worldwide, including the need to make sure that people understand their rights.
Duration: 2min22sec - in mp3 (Broadcast quality, 1,706 Kb to be downloaded) [ Download MP3 ]

Luis Enrique Monterroso, FAO Right to Food Project, Guatemala
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1-3 October 2008 - FAO Rome
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