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International Food Safety Conference

The First FAO/WHO/AU International Food Safety Conference, Addis Ababa

12-13 February, 2019

 

Unsafe food causes an estimated 600 million people to suffer from foodborne diseases each year, at a cost of at least US$100 billion in low- and middle-income countries, over half of which is recorded in just 28 nations. But efforts to strengthen food safety systems globally are fragmented, despite food safety playing a fundamental role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

The First International Food Safety Conference, hosted jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU), will bring together government leaders, senior policy makers, and representatives from international organizations, civil society and the private sector, to identify key actions and strategies to address current and future challenges to food safety globally; and to strengthen commitment at the highest political level to scale up food safety in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

 

Conference speakers are scheduled to include the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (incoming African Union chairman), President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (outgoing African Union chairman), Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Heads of state and government, ministers from health, agriculture, trade, environment and other sectors, plus leaders of international organizations, civil society and the private sector, are expected to attend.

 

Outcomes: The event is expected to adopt a high-level political statement advocating for increased and better coordinated collaboration, technical support and investment to improve food safety globally.

 

Interview opportunities: Accredited journalists can attend all Conference sessions and access the onsite press centre.  A press conference will be held on 12 February following the opening session. High-level national and international officials will be taking part. In addition, interviews can be arranged with officials and experts attending the conference.

 

What: The First FAO/WHO/AU International Food Safety Conference

 

When: 12-13 February 2019; the opening session will start at 9:30 am on 12 February.

 

Where: Mandela Hall, African Union Conference Center, African Union Headquarters, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport Area), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

RESOURCES FOR THE MEDIA

Conference website

WHO food safety factsheet

FAO food safety website

 

FOLLOW ON TWITTER

#foodsafety

@FAOnews  @FAO   @WHO  @_AfricanUnion

 

 

MEDIA ACCREDITATION

Media must be accredited to attend the Conference. The deadline for accreditation is 7 February 2019.

 

Steps for registration:

1. Visit the registration page (use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge).

2. Create an INDICO account (if you already have one, you will be able to skip this step).

3. Complete the conference registration form by clicking on Register Now.

Please note: you must upload a personal photograph, your passport number and passport expiry date.

For any registration queries, contact Paul Garwood [log in to unmask]

 

CONTACTS

FAO: Zoie Jones [log in to unmask] +39 06570 56309 (Rome);

Tezeta Hailemeskel [log in to unmask] +251 11 647 8888 ext 193 (Addis Ababa)   

WHO: Paul Garwood, [log in to unmask], +41 796037294; Gregory Hartl, [log in to unmask], +41 79 203 6715

African Union: Gamal Eldin Ahmed A. Karrar, [log in to unmask]

Journalists & editors:

For photos, audio clips, video material & b-roll, contact: (+39) 06 570 53625 or [log in to unmask].

Online tools:
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FAO's online newsroom
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@FAOnews on Twitter

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