Related events and activities

Official events 10-13 June: Statements by Heads of State or Government Read all statements from the podium 11-12 June: Round tables for Heads of Country Delegations on the theme "The World Food Summit Plan of Action: results achieved, obstacles met and means of overcoming them" See photos from Round table I: World Food Summit Plan of Action -- results and obstacles See photos from Round table II: World Food Summit Plan of Action -- results and obstacles 12 June: Multistakeholder Dialogue for country delegations and observers from various stakeholder constituencies For more information, read: - Protecting Small Farmers and the Rural Poor in the Context of Globalization (PDF) - Food, Security, Justice and Peace In addition to the official events of the World Food Summit: five years later, a number of parallel activities are taking place simultaneously. Parallel events NGO Forum for Food Sovereignty, 8-13 June. For more information go to the NGO/CSO Forum for Food Sovereignty Website. Read FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf's statement to the NGO Forum Parliamentarians Day, 11 June, open to parliamentarians who are members of national delegations. For more information go to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Website. Read the background document: Resources Mobilization to Ensure the Right to Food Read FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf's statement at the Paliamentarians Day Private Sector Forum, 12 June. Participants will include representatives from the food industry and other private sector organizations, the Italian Government and FAO. Hosted by the Italian agriculture federations Confagricoltura, Coldiretti and Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori, the event will take place at the Consiglio Nazionale dell'Economia e del Lavoro in Rome. For more information, read: - Agriculture and Trade: Working towards the Alleviation of Poverty and Hunger - Safe Food and Nutritious Diets for the Consumer Read FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf's statement to the Private Sector Forum Side events Event Date Room FAO Helping the Hungry to Feed Themselves: the Special Programme on Food Security (SPFS) Monday 10 June 3 p.m. Austria Room FAO and TeleFood Special Fund Projects for the Hungry Monday 10 June 5 p.m. Austria Room Signing Ceremony for the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Monday 10 June 6 p.m. Green Room FAO and Transfer of Low Cost Simple Technologies to the Hungry: South-South Cooperation Monday 10 June 7 p.m. Austria Room FAO Helping the Hungry in case of Crisis: the Emergency Programme Tuesday 11 June a.m. Austria Room Anti-Hunger Programme Tuesday 11 June a.m. Green Room Fighting Hunger - the Ingredients of Success Tuesday 11 June p.m. Green Room FAO and the Dissemination of Information to the World: WAICENT Tuesday 11 June a.m. Austria Room Water and Agriculture Tuesday 11 June a.m. Austria Room FAO Working with Media and Celebrities to Mobilize Public Opinion against Hunger: TeleFood Tuesday 11 June p.m. Austria Room NEPAD Agriculture Programme Tuesday 11 June p.m.   Rural Women: Crucial Partners in the Fight against Hunger and Poverty Wednesday 12 June 9 a.m. Green Room School and Hospital Gardens Wednesday 12 June 9 a.m. Austria Room FAO Helping the Consumer and Protecting the Environment through Food Quality Control and Plant Protection: Codex alimentarius/IPPC Wednesday 12 June 3 p.m. Austria Room World Bank Rural Development Strategy Wednesday 12 June 5 p.m. Austria Room Sustainable Mountain Development Thursday 13 June 9 a.m. Green Room FAO Fighting Diseases of Animals and Plants: The EMPRES Programme Thursday 13 June 9 a.m.   Right to Food Thursday 13 June 9 a.m. Austria Room Regional Food Security at Work (attendance by invitation)