Rio+20: Side Event - Food for life & life of food
Rio+20: Side Event - Food for life & life of food

21 June 2012, Rio de Janiero, Brazil A high-level discussion on Food for Life and the Life of Food organized by FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity International and the World Bank will include high-level policy makers from member states and international organizations to discuss their experiences in working to reduce poverty and hunger and achieve environmental sustainability.

Confirmed speakers and panelists include: Ban Ki Moon, Secretary-General UN; José Graziano da Silva, Director-General FAO; Nicholas Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister UK; David Nabarro, Special Representative of UNSG on Food Security and Nutrition; Meles Zenawi, PM of Ethiopia; Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger; Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, WFP; Emile Frison, Director-General, Bioversity; representatives from the World Bank, IFAD and others.

For more information: www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?page=view&type=1000...
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