Ensuring healthy diets for better nutrition for all: accelerating efforts and leveraging partnerships for sustainable development
17/04/2024
This event organized by FAO Brussels and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU and Ghent University brings together a diverse group of stakeholders engaged in food, nutrition, and health issues within the context of international development.
AGENDA
Welcoming remarks will be delivered by
Prof. Rik van de Walle
Rector, Ghent University
H.E. Ambassador Hugo Brauwers
Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation
Maurizio Martina
Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Setting the scene
Laeticia Toé
Scientific Researcher, IRSS Burkina Faso & Ghent University
Session 1 – Healthy diets for nutrition: are we making progress?
Leonard Mizzi
Head of Unit, Sustainable Agri-Food systems and Fisheries, DG INTPA, European Commission
Bridget Holmes
Nutrition Officer, Food and Nutrition Division, FAO
A representative of the World Health Organization
TBC
Moderated by Prof. Souheila Abbedou, Ghent University
Session 2 – Scaling up effective approaches and policy frameworks
Katharina Beelen
Programme Coordinator Sustainable Food Systems, Rikolto Belgium
Bridget Fenn
Nutrition Research facility
Bruno Gautrais
Head of Unit Food processing technologies and novel foods, DG SANTE, European Commission
Moderated by Prof. Liesbeth Jacxsens, Ghent University
Session 3 – Accelerating efforts and effective partnerships for healthy diets and nutrition: what’s needed?
A Student’s perspective
Questions and answers with panel contributions from
Namukolo Covic
Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, CGIAR
Violeta Jelic
Vice-President, Group I (Workers), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and General Secretary of the Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts
Introduced and moderated by Antonia Potter Prentice, Director of Alliance 2015 Generation Nutrition
Closing remarks will be delivered by
H.E. Ambassador Brieuc Pont
Special Envoy for the Nutrition for Growth Summit, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Prof. Carl Lachat
Ghent University
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