Global preparatory meeting for the 2010 Annual Ministerial Review on “Who feeds the world In 2010 and beyond? Rural women as agents of change and champions of global food security”
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 10.00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
United Nations Headquarters, New York
ECOSOC Chamber (North Lawn Building)
Tentative Programme
Presentation of 3-minute video on women’s contribution to food security and global food production
Chair: H.E. Mr. Hamidon Ali, President of ECOSOC – Opening remarks
Moderator: Marcela Villarreal, Director, Gender Division, FAO – General overview of the topic
Panelists: The Honourable Florence Chenoweth, Minister of Agriculture of Liberia - providing national policy perspective; Ms. Myrna Cunningham, Director, Centre for Indigenous People's Autonomy and Development (CIPAD) – providing regional perspective on rural women’s empowerment; Ms. Carmen Griffiths, Coordinator, GROOTS, Jamaica - providing a local farmer’s perspective; Developed country representative – to provide perspective of development partners; Interactive dialogue with ECOSOC members, observers, United Nations system organizations, civil society; Summary of the discussion: Ms. Marcela Villarreal, FAO
Closing remarks: H.E. Mr. Hamidon Ali, President of ECOSOC
For more information on the event, please contact Mr. Ajit Yogasundram at yogasundram@un.org
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