The Permanent Representation of Norway to the UN organisations in Rome and the Civil Society Mechanism for relations with the UN Committee on World Food Security (CSM), in collaboration with the Permanent Representations of Brazil, Switzerland and South Africa kindly invite you to the event
The Right to Adequate Food
Promoting accountability of food security actions to
the people most affected by food insecurity and malnutrition
24 January 2017
German Room, FAO HQs
9.30 – 13.00
The event will address the following questions:
What is the Role of the Right to Adequate food in CFS, 20 years after the World Food Summit?
Why is accountability to affected populations important for the Right to Adequate Food of the people most affected by food insecurity and malnutrition, and how does it operate in practice?
Why is the right to adequate food and accountability to affected populations important on the country level?
The event is open to all members, participants and observers of the CFS, and staff members of the Rome-based Agencies
The event will be held in English
A light breakfast will be served at 9.00
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The meeting will be webstreamed at this link:
http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/4291/icode/
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Agenda |
9.30 – 9.45 What is the Role of the Right to Adequate Food in the CFS, 20 years after the WFS and 50 Years after the adoption of the ICESCR and ICCPR?
- Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (video message)
- HE Ambassador Amira Gornass, Chair of the UN Committee on World Food Security, Permanent Representative of Sudan to the UN agencies in Rome
- HE Ambassador Inge Nordang, Permanent Representative of Norway
9.45 – 10.45 Why are human rights, particularly the right to adequate food, essential for the fight against hunger and malnutrition, and how has this approach contributed to food security and nutrition?
Keynote Speaker:
- Olivier De Schutter, Member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (video message)
Conversation with:
- Joseph Schechla, Coordinator, Habitat International Coalition
- Martial Jeugue, Expert Member of the ACHPR’s WG on ECOSOC Rights, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- Naseegh Jaffer, General Secretary, World Forum of Fisher Peoples, Member of the Coordination Committee of the CSM
Discussion with the floor
Moderator: Sofia Monsalve, Secretary General, FIAN International
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 -12.00 Why is accountability to affected populations important for the right to adequate food of the people most affected by food insecurity and malnutrition, and how does it operate in practice?
- Paul Winters, Acting Associate Vice-President, IFAD
- Marcela Villarreal, Director Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development, FAO
- Paul Howe, Head of Section, on Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), WFP
- Biraj Patnaik, Principal Advisor to the Supreme Court of India on the Right to Food case
Discussion with the floor
Moderator: Margot Skarpeteig, Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway
12.00 – 12.45 Why is the right to adequate food and accountability to affected populations important for my country?
- HE Ambassador Tembi Tambo, Permanent Representative of South Africa
- Liliane Ortega, Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland
- Fernanda Mansur Tansini, Alternate Permanent Representative of Brazil
Discussion with the floor
Moderator: HE Ambassador Hinrich Thoelken, Permanent Representative of Germany
12.45 – 13.00 Concluding remarks:
- Margot Skarpeteig, Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway
- Sofia Monsalve, Secretary General, FIAN International