Latin America and the Caribbean
Agenda
Date: 31 May 2021, 16:00 –17.30 (CEST) The session will be held in English and Spanish. Moderator: Mr Juan Carlos García y Cebolla, Right to Food Team Leader, Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP), FAO | ||
16:00 –16:05 5 minutes | Welcome Ms Marcela Villarreal, Director, Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, FAO Presentation of participants | |
16:05 –16:20 15 minutes | Opening remarks Mr Luis Lobo, Technical Officer of the Spain-FAO Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO RLC | |
16:20 –16:50 30 minutes | Which topics are being discussed in your Parliaments and which measures are planned to face the impacts of the pandemic and to promote recovery from the crisis related to Food Security and Nutrition? | |
Round table 1 Moderator: Hon. Jairo Flores, Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in LAC, PFH Mr Mauricio Linares, Hon. Deputy of El Salvador, PFH Ms Ana Lilia Rivera, Hon. Senator of Mexico, PFH Ms Cristina Girardi, Hon. Deputy of Chile, PFH Mr José Mai, Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Belize Mr Pastor Vera, Hon. Deputy of Paraguay, PFH Mr Cesar Pachón, Hon. Representative of the Chamber, Colombia Mr Michael Church, Hon. of Grenada Mr Terry Bascombe, Hon. of Barbados
| Round table 2 Moderator: Hon.Hamlet Melo, Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in the Caribbean, PFH Ms Martiza Espinales, Hon. Deputy of Nicaragua, PFH Ms Teresa Cálix, Hon. Deputy of Honduras, PFH Mr Mauricio Proaño, Member of the Assembly, Ecuador, PFH Mr Joao Siquiera, Hon.Deputy of Brazil, PFH Ms Silvia Giacoppo, Hon.Senator of Argentina, Focal Point PARLATINO-FAO Mr Cesar Saboto, Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Mr Sandiford Edwards, CARICOM
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16:50 –17:00 10 minutes | Summary of the results of the round tables presented by the moderators: Hon. Jairo Flores, Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in LAC, PFH Hon. Hamlet Melo, Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in the Caribbean, PFH | |
17:00 –17:25 25 minutes | Plenary Discussion Question for the debate: Which role can Parliaments and Parliamentarians play in addressing and mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on food security, both in the containment and recovery phases? Mr Shaun Baugh, CARICOM | |
17:25 –17:30 5 minutes | Closing Ms Marcela Villarreal, Director, Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, FAO | |
