Closing of the Forty-seventh Session of the Governing Council
Statement by Alvaro Lario, President of IFAD.
Communication and Media Outreach Officer
[email protected]When: 14-15 February, 2023
What: As the world faces the largest food crisis in modern history, global leaders including Heads of state, government ministers, and representatives of youth and indigenous peoples, will gather in Rome to participate in the annual Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The main focus of the event will be to renew commitments to ending hunger by 2030, and agree upon ways to accelerate action for global food security.
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, will be among the high-level speakers on day one, taking part in the opening session as well as in a press conference with the President of IFAD. During the two-day event, IFAD will also launch its 13th replenishment, mobilizing funds for the poorest and most disenfranchised people around the world.
Who:
Where: FAO Headquarters, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome
Special highlight - PRESS CONFERENCE (join in person or virtually)
When: 14 February, 11 a.m., following the inaugural session
What: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia, and Alvaro Lario, IFAD President, will share latest news and recommendations on the country’s food security situation and the urgent need for increased investment in resilience building, climate adaptation and rural development to tackle growing hunger and the unfolding multidimensional food security crisis.
Where:
Accreditation to the Governing Council and the press conference
Deadline to request accreditation is 17.00 (CET) on Sunday 12 February 2023.
Please send:
Please have all ID materials with you to gain access to FAO premises.
For more information about the accreditation process: [email protected].
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