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AGENDA OPENING STATEMENT ON THE SOFI REPORT 2022   Thank you, Mr. Chairperson, 1. Kuwait has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. 2. The conclusions of the SOFI report 2022 alert us to the aggravation of the state of global food insecurity and malnutrition since, according to its projections, under the current situation, hunger is affecting 150 million more people while the estimations [...]

AGENDA ITEM 8.1 Report of the 27th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (28 September – 2 October 2020)     Thank you Mr. Chairperson,   Indonesia is honored to make this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.   G77 and China appreciates the FAO Management, COAG Secretariat and all the members for successfully organising the 27th Session of the COAG on a virtual format from 28th September 2020 – 2nd October 2020.   The [...]

AGENDA ITEM 3 OUTLINE OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2022-31 AND OUTLINE OF THE MEDIUM TERM PLAN 2022-25 (CL 165/3)   Thank you, Mr. Chairperson,   Indonesia has the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.   We welcome the outline of the Strategic Framework 2022-31 and of the Medium Term Plan 2022-25 prepared by the Secretariat and we appreciate the inclusive consultation process that is [...]

AGENDA ITEM 2.3 PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COAG SUB-COMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK   Thank you, Madame Chairperson,   Indonesia has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.   We welcome the Conference Resolutions 13/97 and 11/2015, and in line with the request by the 26th Session of the COAG (October 2018) on the proposal for establishment of the Sub-Committee on Livestock, including the report on [...]

AGENDA ITEM 2.5 UPDATE ON COVID-19 AND ITS IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION, AND FOOD SYSTEMS   Thank you, Madam Chairperson,   Argentina has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.   The Group of 77 and China welcomes the FAO’s assessment of the threat of COVID-19 and recommended actions, its response to COVID-19, and its role in the UN systems’ COVID-19 response.   The [...]

AGENDA ITEM 2.11 ENABLING SMALLHOLDERS AND FAMILY FARMERS TO ACCESS APPROPRIATE INNOVATION, INFORMATION, AND ADVISORY SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS   Thank you, Madam Chairperson,   China has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.   The Group of 77 and China appreciates the work of FAO to provide preliminary assessment on how to enable smallholders and family farmers to access appropriate innovation, information, and [...]

G77 & CHINA – ROME CHAPTER 2020 PROGRAM OF WORK I.INTRODUCTION For the year 2020, the Republic of Indonesia is elected to be the Chair of the Group of 77 and China – Rome Chapter. Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the Rome-Based Agencies (FAO, IFAD, and WFP), H.E. Ms. Esti Andayani assumed the role of Chairship at the handover plenary meeting of [...]

AGENDA ITEM 3. FURTHER ADJUSTMENT TO THE PROGRAMME OF WORK AND BUDGET 2020-2021   Thank you, Mr. Chairperson,   Indonesia has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.   We welcome the Director-General’s proposed further adjustment to the programme of work and budget which aims at increasing coordination and eliminating silos in dealing with complex and interconnected challenges facing agriculture and food systems today.   We also [...]

Thank you, Mr Chair, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the outgoing Director-General Dr José Graziano da Silva for his wise leadership. I would also like to congratulate Dr Qu Dongyu, Director-General elect for FAO, and I wish him all the best in the new assignment. South Sudan has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on [...]

THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF G77 & China Group 2019 PROGRAM STRATEGY   INTRODUCTION The Republic of South Sudan, in the person of the Ambassador and Deputy Alternate Permanent Representative of South Sudan to (FAO, WFP & IFAD), H.E Deputy Head of Mission Ms. Natalina Edward MOU, was elected by the Members of the Africa Regional Group accredited to the United Nations Agencies based in Rome to undertake the Chairmanship of [...]