1 hr 34 min
A High-Level Discussion on the Key Findings of 2020 State of Food Security & Nutrition in the World IFPRI Podcast
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Virtual Event - Transforming Food Systems for Affordable, Healthy and Sustainable Diets for All: A High-Level Discussion on the Key Findings of the 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report
Co-Organized by FAO North America and IFPRI
The 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report highlights the most recent and authoritative estimates of the extent of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition around the world. The Report calls for a transformative change in food systems to ensure healthy and affordable diets for all, a sine qua non for eliminating hunger and malnutrition.
As the 2030 deadline looms, SOFI 2020 gauges whether #ZeroHunger remains achievable by tracking countries' performance and trajectory to offer a tiered assessment of the likelihood of success.
The seminar was a high-level discussion with distinguished speakers, including Members of the US Congress and the Directors-General of FAO and IFPRI, on the report’s key findings as well as the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global food and nutrition security.
High-Level Remarks:
Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI
Special Remarks:
Congressman Jim McGovern, 2nd District of Massachusetts and Co-Chair of the House Hunger
Keynote Speaker:
Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and SDG Advocate for UN SG Antonio Guterres
Presentation of Report's Key Findings:
Máximo Torero, Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Panel Discussion:
Anna Herforth, Tufts Affiliate and Senior Research Associate, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
Anna Lartey, Director, Nutrition, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Marie Ruel, Director, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI
Closing Remarks:
Vimlendra Sharan, Director, FAO North America
Moderator:
Thomas Pesek, Senior Liaison Officer, FAO North America
Related websites and publication:
FAO North America: http://www.fao.org/north-america/en/
IFPRI Resources And Analyses Of COVID-19 Impact: https://www.ifpri.org/covid-19
More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/virtual-event-transforming-food-systems-affordable-healthy-and-sustainable-diets-all-high
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 Report: http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/2020/en/
Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event annoucements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription
Virtual Event - Transforming Food Systems for Affordable, Healthy and Sustainable Diets for All: A High-Level Discussion on the Key Findings of the 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report
Co-Organized by FAO North America and IFPRI
The 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report highlights the most recent and authoritative estimates of the extent of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition around the world. The Report calls for a transformative change in food systems to ensure healthy and affordable diets for all, a sine qua non for eliminating hunger and malnutrition.
As the 2030 deadline looms, SOFI 2020 gauges whether #ZeroHunger remains achievable by tracking countries' performance and trajectory to offer a tiered assessment of the likelihood of success.
The seminar was a high-level discussion with distinguished speakers, including Members of the US Congress and the Directors-General of FAO and IFPRI, on the report’s key findings as well as the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global food and nutrition security.
High-Level Remarks:
Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI
Special Remarks:
Congressman Jim McGovern, 2nd District of Massachusetts and Co-Chair of the House Hunger
Keynote Speaker:
Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and SDG Advocate for UN SG Antonio Guterres
Presentation of Report's Key Findings:
Máximo Torero, Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Panel Discussion:
Anna Herforth, Tufts Affiliate and Senior Research Associate, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
Anna Lartey, Director, Nutrition, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Marie Ruel, Director, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI
Closing Remarks:
Vimlendra Sharan, Director, FAO North America
Moderator:
Thomas Pesek, Senior Liaison Officer, FAO North America
Related websites and publication:
FAO North America: http://www.fao.org/north-america/en/
IFPRI Resources And Analyses Of COVID-19 Impact: https://www.ifpri.org/covid-19
More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/virtual-event-transforming-food-systems-affordable-healthy-and-sustainable-diets-all-high
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 Report: http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/2020/en/
Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event annoucements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription
1 hr 34 min