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Strengthening legal frameworks for food security and nutrition: The role of parliamentarians and their alliances

Green Room - Hybrid format 12/10/2022 12/10/2022

 

During the Committee on World Food Security, the side event Strengthening legal frameworks for food security and nutrition: "The role of parliamentarians and their alliances" will take place on 12 October at 13:30 (CET). Register now: https://bit.ly/3ea0d3X

The goals of the side event are:

  • Sharing parliamentarians' experience on leveraging their law-making, budget allocation and oversight mandates for Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) with parliamentarians from other countries/regions and with other CFS stakeholders.
  • Engaging parliamentarians and strengthen their political will to take legislative action for FSN.
  • Strengthening the role and capacity of parliamentarians in adopting effective legislation and multi-stakeholder collaboration for FSN.

Programme

-       Opening, Annick Van Houtte, Deputy Legal Counsel, FAO, moderator of the event

-       Welcome, Abebe Haile-Gabriel, RAF ADG and Mario Lubetkin, RLC ADG

-       Keynote speech, Marcela Villarreal, Director, of Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, FAO

-       Palatino’s role in law-making in Latin America and the Caribbean, Armando Castaingdebat, Member of Parliament, Commission of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament and President of the Parliament Front Against Hunger of Uruguay

-       The work of PAPA-FSN and PAP’s experience in model law-making, Hon Didier Molisho Sadi, Chair, Committee on Rural Economy, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Pan-African Parliament

-       The work of the Spanish Alliance and the support of the Spanish Cooperation, Elena Diego, Senator Spanish Parliamentary Alliance for the Right to Food

-       Panel discussion

-       Final reflections and closing remarks, Gerda Verburg, Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition movement

This event will have live interpretation in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.