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At its eighth meeting, the IYPH ISC recommended that the IYPH 2020 Closing Ceremony be held on 1 July 2021 in conjunction with the closure of the first International Plant Health Conference (IPHC) in Helsinki, hosted by the Government of Finland. This was partially revised by the IYPH ISC at its fourteenth meeting, which further postponed the IPHC to 12 May 2022, while requiring that the IYPH Closing Ceremony still be held on 1 July 2021.
The main objectives of the IYPH Closing Ceremony are to:
(i) present the outcomes of key IYPH initiatives undertaken in 2020 and the first half of 2021;
(ii) highlight the IYPH achievements and trigger further reflections on the status of plant health around the world; and
(iii) stress the importance of plant health to achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Tentative Agenda of the IYPH Closing Ceremony
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Presenter
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13:00 – 13:05 |
Introduction by moderator and projection of IYPH video |
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13:05 – 13:10 |
Welcome remarks by QU Dongyu Director-General, FAO
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13:10 – 13:15 |
Message from His Excellency Jari Leppä Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Finland
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13:15 – 13:20 |
Message from Her Excellency Pippa Hackett Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of the Republic of Ireland
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13:20 – 13:25 |
Message from Songowayo Zyambo Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture of Zambia |
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13:25 – 13:30 |
Message from Stella Kyriakides EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety |
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13:30 – 13:35 |
Message from Monty Don IYPH Advocate for Europe (UK)
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13:35 – 13:40 |
Message from Diarmuid Gavin IYPH Advocate for Europe (Ireland)
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13:40 – 13:45 |
Message from Rodrigo Pacheco IYPH Advocate for Latin America and Caribbean (Ecuador)
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13:45 – 14:00 |
Distribution of awards for winners of photograph, drawing and video competitions |
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14:00 – 15:00 |
Panel discussion – moderated by Jingyuan Xia Director, FAO Plant Production and Protection Division
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14:00 – 14:05 |
Opening remarks by Jingyuan Xia Director, FAO Plant Production and Protection Division |
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14:05 – 14:15 |
Presentation by Ralf Lopian Chairperson, IYPH International Steering Committee
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14:15 – 14:25 |
Presentation by Kyu-ock Yim Vice-Chairperson, IYPH International Steering Committee
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14:25 – 14:35 |
Presentation by Michael Keller Secretary-General, International Seed Federation
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14:35 – 14:45 |
Presentation by Ibrahim Al-Jboory President of the Arab Society for Plant Protection
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14:45 – 15:55 |
Presentation by Victoria Valenzi Youth representative – presenting IYPH Youth Declaration
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14:55 – 15:00 |
Conclusion remarks by Beth Bechdol Deputy Director-General, FAO |
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The event will be moderated by Yasmina Bouziane, Deputy-Director of the FAO Office of Communications. |
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