FAO Media Advisory – www.fao.org [cid:image003.gif@01D11649.2E61A570] FAO’s fight against hunger and malnutrition: a review Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) assesses the work for Zero Hunger by FAO and Director-General José Graziano da Silva, and explores the road ahead 26 July 2019 | FAO, Rome A high-profile review of FAO’s work in the fight against hunger and malnutrition since 2012, and an assessment of the main challenges for this agenda in the decade ahead, will take place at FAO’s Sheikh Zayed Centre on Friday 26 July. The event, moderated by 2018 World Food Prize Laureates Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro, will recognize the work and commitment of FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva toward the Zero Hunger goal. It will also explore the best ways to tackle hunger and malnutrition in all its forms, with a special focus on the dietary challenges posed by the rise of overweight and obesity simultaneous with the persistence of the high prevalence of undernutrition. Panelists and speakers include senior representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization, the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition (GLOPAN), the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement (SUN), the Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (NCD) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). Achieving food security for all by 2030 is the central objective of Sustainable Development Goal 2. This includes eradicating all forms of undernutrition which currently affect more than 2 billion individuals according to the SOFI 2019, with more than 14 million children struggling to overcome the challenges of stunting. It also means combating obesity, which affects an estimated one of every eight adults in the world. Journalists are invited to attend. RESOURCES Webcast<http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/> FOLLOW ON TWITTER @FAOknowledge, @FAOnews ACCREDITATION Advance-accreditation 24 hours prior to the event is required. Send scans of a valid press card or letter of assignment on company stationery, plus a valid identification document with photo, to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. You must have these materials with you on the day of the event. FOR MORE INFORMATION FAO Media Relations Office (+39) 06 570 53168 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Speakers and panelists include: · José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General WHO (video message) · Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN · David Nabarro, Curator, Food Systems Dialogues (Chair) for Rural Economy and Agriculture · Sandy Thomas, Director, GLOPAN · Katie Dain, Chief Executive Officer, NCD Alliance · Gerda Verburg, Coordinator, SUN (message) · Máximo Torero Cullen, Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, FAO Journalists & editors: For photos, audio clips, video material & b-roll, contact: (+39) 06 570 53625 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Online tools: Photos via the FAOnews Flickr account<http://www.flickr.com/photos/faonews> FAO's online newsroom<http://www.fao.org/news/newsroom-home/en/> RSS feed<http://www.fao.org/news/rss-feed/en/> of FAO news releases @FAOnews on Twitter<https://twitter.com/faonews/> This media advisory was issued by the Media Office at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). To unsubscribe from this news service click the link below or send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with "signoff Media-G-Eng-L" as the only text in the message body. You can also manage your subscription online, here<https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa>. FAO | Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy | (+39) 06 570 53625 | www.fao.org<http://www.fao.org> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the Media-G-German-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(Media-G-German-L,SIGNOFF);