Programme for the ceremony on the occasion of WORLD FOOD DAY
Thursday, 16 October 2003
| 10.15 |
Assembly of guests in the Plenary Hall |
| 10.30 |
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations opens the ceremony |
| 10.35 |
Screening of a video feature on the World Food Day/TeleFood theme: "International Alliance against Hunger" |
| 10.40 |
Address by the Director-General |
| 10.50 |
The Director-General introduces the Keynote Speaker |
| 10.55 |
Address by His Excellency Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez, President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay |
| 11.15 |
Statement by His Excellency Pier Ferdinando Casini, President of the Chamber of Deputies, Italian Parliament |
| 11.20 |
Statement by His Excellency Gianni Alemanno, Minister for Agricultural and Forestry Policies of the Italian Republic |
| 11.30 |
The Most Reverend Monsignor Renato Volante, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to FAO, reads a message from His Holiness Pope John Paul II |
| 11.35 |
Musical presentation |
| 11.40 |
The Director-General awards the World Food Day 2003 medals to the first prizewinners of the World Food Day poster competition, organized by the United Nations Women's Guild |
| 11.50 |
The Director-General introduces the newly appointed FAO Ambassadors |
| 12.05 |
An FAO Ambassador reads the "Appeal to End Hunger" |
| 12.10 |
Musical presentation |
| 12.15 |
Director-General closes the ceremony |
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