FAO Media Advisory [cid:b0ca6ce6-2595-4b5b-8d62-a904050319cf] FAO’s Director General to give a Lectio Magistralis at Italy’s Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei QU Dongyu will discuss how to meet society's growing need for healthy, accessible and affordable food whilst reducing agriculture’s environmental impact Thursday 25th February, 4pm CET The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei<https://www.lincei.it/en> is pleased to announce the Special Event, “Agri-Foods Systems Transformation: From Strategy to Action” by H.E. QU Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which will take place at the Colloquia on 25 February, 2021, at 16h00 (Rome time). The Colloquia on Science Diplomacy organized by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the International Organizations and Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Italy, promotes the values of Diplomacy and Science in international relations as fundamental principles to be pursued in the modus operandi and the modus vivendi of modern society. In the Colloquia the most important personalities of world institutions and the presidents of the most prestigious academies will discuss various topics and future developments of interest for the international community. The Lectio Magistralis will address one of the greatest tasks of the 21st century, namely to meet society's growing need for healthy, accessible and affordable food whilst simultaneously reducing the environmental impact of agriculture. A special focus will be put on the holistic vision and systemic approach that are required to face the global challenges of today, which are both complex and inter-related. An analysis in which food and agriculture, people’s livelihoods and wellbeing, as well as preservation of natural resources cannot be addressed in isolation, but rather perceived through the action-oriented lens of global agri-food systems transformation. A people-centred transformative effort that is driven by innovation, technology and data as well as effective institutions and governance. The Lectio Magistralis by the FAO Director-General will be introduced by H.E. Amb. Giorgio Marrapodi, Director General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and will be followed by a Round Table, moderated by Prof. Wolfango Plastino, Chair of the Colloquia on Science Diplomacy, which will be attended by Prof. Joachim von Braun, President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (Holy See) and Prof. Giorgio Parisi, President of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. The event will be broadcasted live by RAI Cultura<https://www.raicultura.it/articoli/2021/02/Agri-Foods-Systems-Transformation-314071dc-74ec-42ca-9630-d0483eae1ecd.html>. Webcast Watch live<https://www.raicultura.it/articoli/2021/02/Agri-Foods-Systems-Transformation-314071dc-74ec-42ca-9630-d0483eae1ecd.html> Thu. 25th Feb. at 4pm CET Related Links Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei<https://www.lincei.it/it> RAI Cultura<https://www.raicultura.it/speciali/colloquiaonsciencediplomacy/> On Twitter @FAODG, @FAONews Contacts FAO Media Relations Office (+39) 06 570 53625 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 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> 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 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. FAO | Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy | (+39) 06 570 53625 | www.fao.org<http://www.fao.org>