Event (NY): Focus on rural women : Invitation to three events at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 55th session, New York

Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm, IFAD-FAO- World Bank Side Event

“Gender, science and Technology in Agriculture” Conference Room B (NLB)

Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 11:30am – 12:45 pm FAO-IFAD-WFP Side Event

“Food Security, Agriculture and Rural Women: Challenges and Prospects” Conference Room A (NLB)

Thursday, 24 February 2011, 1.15 – 2.45 p.m., UN Women-FAO-IFAD Panel discussion

“The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges” Conference Room 3 (NLB)