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FAO at the UN General Assembly in New York 19-23 September 2016
Monday, 19 September Summit for Refugees and Migrants 10:00 – 13:00 | Conference Room 3, UNHQ FAO resources: Booklet:
Migration, agriculture and rural development Booklet:
Migration and protracted crises Factsheet:
Migration – The key role of agriculture and rural development Tuesday, 20 September Side event on The UN Decade of Nutrition: Working together to implement the outcomes of the Second International Conference on Nutrition 11:00 – 13:00 | Conference Room 11, UNHQ The Governments of Italy, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom will co-sponsor a special event on strengthening national commitments to end
malnutrition in all its forms. The event is supported by FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO). FAO resources:
Improving Food Systems for Nutrition and Health
The ICN2 Rome Declaration on Nutrition
ICN2 Framework for Action on Nutrition Side event: “Urban Food Systems: The Nutrition Challenge”
13:15 – 14:30 | Conference Room 3, UNHQ
At this side event organized by the EAT Foundation and Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FAO Deputy Director General, Natural Resources, Maria
Helena Semedo will participate in a panel on “What practical steps can we take to transform urban nutrition?”
Wednesday, 21 September High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance 10:00-18.00 | Trusteeship Council Chamber
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva will deliver an opening statement at this high level meeting organized by WHO, FAO and The World Organisation
for Animal Health (OIE). The session aims to muster strong national, regional and international political commitments to address the threat posed by antimicrobial resistant diseases to public health, food security, and human development. FAO’s
Chief Veterinary Official Juan Lubroth will also be present and available for media interviews. FAO resources:
Action Plan on AMR in Food and Agriculture Brochure:
Antimicrobial resistance and our food systems -challenges and solutions Side event: “Supporting Agribusiness for Increased Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems in the context of the 2030
Agenda” 17:00-18:30 | Conference Room B, UNHQ
Convened by Governments of Japan and Italy and co-organized by ITC and FAO, this session will explore ways that the eradication of hunger by 2030
(SDG2) can be achieved by nurturing sustainable food systems. FAO Deputy Director General, Natural Resources, Maria Helena Semedo will deliver opening remarks.
Thursday, 22 September High level side event: Pathways to Zero Hunger
13:15-14:30 | ECOSOC Chamber
FAO’s Director General will speak at this event that will bring together government representatives, UN principals, celebrities, civil society organizations,
and partners from the private sector who are working together to make Zero Hunger by 2030 a reality.
FAO resources: Booklet:
Food and Agriculture. Key to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Side event: Change Adaptation in Vulnerable States
15:00-18:00 | Conference Room 12, UNHQ
The concerns and needs of vulnerable States, especially SIDSs and LDCs, in adapting to climate change will be the focus of this session. FAO Deputy
Director General, Natural Resources, Maria Helena Semedo will be a panelist. Friday, 23 September High-level launch of the A2R Leadership Group
15:30-16:00 | Conference Room 7, UNHQ
FAO’s Deputy Director General, Natural Resources, will deliver closing remarks during the launch of the leadership group for UN Secretary-General's
new climate focused-initiative: Anticipate, Absorb, Reshape (A2R), which aims at boosting countries' disaster risk reduction efforts. Journalists & editors: For photos, audio clips, video material & b-roll, contact: (+39) 06 570 53625 or
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