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International Women’s Day
FAO headquarters, Friday 7 March
Closing the gender gap in agriculture
A high-level panel discussion on closing the gender gap in agriculture will take place on 7 March 2014 at FAO headquarters in Rome to mark the celebration of International Women’s Day.
The event is organized by FAO, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO).
The discussion is open to accredited members of the press and will also be webcast live.
WHAT: Closing the gender gap in agriculture
WHEN: Friday 7 March 2014, 10:00-12:30 CET
WHERE: Green Room, FAO headquarters
Rome, Italy | Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, corner with Viale Aventino. Metro stop Circo Massimo.
PROGRAMME
Welcome remarks and statements
José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO
Michel Mordasini, Vice-President, IFAD
Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, WFP
Keynote address
H.E. Mary Robinson, Mary Robinson Foundation Climate Justice and member of IDLO’s International Advisory Council
Dialogue: Closing the gender gap in agriculture
Speakers: Shenggen Fan, Director-General, IFPRI
Talip Kilic, Poverty and Inequality Team, World Bank
Panelists: H.E. Tehmina Janjua, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Irene Khan, Director-General, IDLO
Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO
Elisabeth Rasmusson, Assistant Executive Director, WFP
Hoonae Kim, Director, Asia and Pacific Region, IFAD
Rose Akaki, member of WFO – Uganda (Kampala)
Accreditation will take place at the main FAO visitor’s entry kiosk. A valid press card or letter of assignment on company stationery, plus picture ID, required.
Webcast: http://www.fao.org/webcast/
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