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28 - 30 August 2017, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Orientados por los Objetivos de la Agenda de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS 12, indicador 12.3) y el Plan SAN CELAC (Línea de Acción 3, Pilar 1), el Programa Estratégico de Sistemas Alimentarios Eficientes e Inclusivos de la Oficina Regional de la FAO en apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional Hambre Cero, apoya a los países de la región para fortalecer sus capacidades en la prevención y reducción de las Pérdidas y Desperdicios de Alimentos (PDA). [lea más]

7 - 8 June 2017, Santiago de Chile
Acabar con las Pérdidas y Desperdicios de Alimentos (PDA) es fundamental para combatir el hambre y alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible. En este sentido, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) invita al Tercer Diálogo Regional sobre Prevención y Reducción de PDA, cuyas dos versiones anteriores (Santo Domingo, 2015 y Saint George’s, 2016) han permitido fortalecer el intercambio de importantes experiencias y soluciones ante esta problemática, entre diversos actores del sistema alimentario. [lea más]

• 2016: April.
  The new Champions are:
  - John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company
  - Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Group
  - Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister for the Environment and Food, Denmark
  - José Antonio Meade, Secretary of Social Development, Mexico
  - Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico
  - Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chief Executive Officer and Head of Mission of the Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
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• 2016: 27 January,  Quito.
  On the occasion of the Fourth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the region’s leaders reaffirmed their commitment to prioritize the consolidation and implementation of the CELAC Plan for Food Security, Nutrition and Hunger Eradication and reiterated their request that FAO support the process. This include also the creation of the Regional Alliance for Reducing Food Waste and Losses and the establishment of national committees seeking to halve waste in the region by 2030. [read more]

• 2015: 29-30 September, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  First regional dialogue on food losses and waste. This dialogue aims to involve authorities from countries of Latin America and the Caribbean linked to the initiatives / FLW working groups, national committees on food security and hunger eradication, together with technicians, researchers, civil society, academia, food industry and other actors involved in the food system, are able to move towards food losses and waste reduction at national and regional level.

• 2014: October, Santiago, Chile.
  Regional experts consultation on food loss and waste. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has recognized the importance of coordinated actions with member countries to reduce food losses and waste, as a strategic aspect to improve food security and nutrition, in line with the commitment made at the XXXIII FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Conclusions of the Regional Experts Consultation on Food Losses and Waste

• 2014: 33^rd Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC) considers food loss and waste reduction among the priorities for 2014-17 FAO activities in the Region including them also in the agenda point on Towards inclusive and efficient development of agriculture and food systems at the local, national and international level.

• 2012: 32^nd FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC) acknowledged the relevance of policy and regulatory measures for reduction in food losses and waste and increased access to food and changes in consumption patterns.