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Tuesday 20 May, 2014 19:00 to 20:30 Chateau de Penthes, Geneva, Switzerland (Close to the Palais des Nations) In this WHA side-event, the positioning of food and nutrition security in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, and its connection to efforts for scaling up progress towards global nutrition, health, poverty, and other development targets will be discussed. DURING THE EVENT • Up-to-date information on the Open Working Group (OWG) process will be provided, including focus area ‘Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition’. • A multistakeholder panel will share positions on food and nutrition security targets and indicators. • The first of a series of six new policy briefs for the achievement of the World Health Assembly (WHA) global nutrition targets will be launched. Collaborators: Member State A - Member State B - Member State C / Supporters: 1,000 Days - The Flemish Government FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY IN THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA World Health Assembly Side-Event
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Tuesday 20 May, 2014 19:00 to 20:30
Chateau de Penthes, Geneva, Switzerland(Close to the Palais des Nations)
In this WHA side-event, the positioning of food and nutrition security in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, and its connection to efforts for scaling up progress towards global nutrition, health, poverty, and other development targets will be discussed.
DURING THE EVENT• Up-to-date information on the Open Working Group (OWG) process will be provided,
including focus area ‘Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition’.
• A multistakeholder panel will share positions on food and nutrition security targets and indicators.
• The first of a series of six new policy briefs for the achievement of the World Health Assembly (WHA) global nutrition targets will be launched.
Collaborators: Member State A - Member State B - Member State C / Supporters: 1,000 Days - The Flemish Government
FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITYIN THE POST-2015
DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
World Health Assembly Side-Event
FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY IN THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
Tuesday 20 May 2014, 19:00 to 20:30 Chateau de Penthes, Geneva, Switzerland
PROGRAMME19:00 - 19:05 WELCOME
Anita Bay Bundegaard, Director & UN Representative - Save the Children
19:05 - 20:05 PANEL DISCUSSION OF NUTRITION STAKEHOLDERS Strategic options for positioning Food and Nutrition Security in the Post-2015 Development Agenda and vision of Member States
Moderator:
• Anita Bay Bundegaard, Director & UN Representative - Save the Children
Presenters:
• Deborah Malta, Director NCD Surveillance and Health Promotion - Ministry of Health, Brazil
• Asma Lateef, Director - Bread for the World Institute
• Joshua Lozman, Deputy Director, Global Policy & Advocacy - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Anna Lartey, Director Nutrition Division - FAO
Questions from the floor
20:05 - 20:20 LINK TO SCALING UP PROGRESS TOWARDS WHA GLOBAL NUTRITION TARGETS & LAUNCH OF THE STUNTING POLICY BRIEF
Presenters:
• Francesco Branca, Director of Nutrition for Health and Development - WHO
• Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Assistant Administrator for Global Health - USAID
20:20 - 20:30 CLOSING Summary and call to engage in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Presenters:
• David Nabarro, UNSG Special Representative for Food Security and Nutrition
• Toomas Palu, East Asia and Pacific Health Sector Manager - The World Bank
20:30 - 21:15 RECEPTION
Subscription to the event is not required. Limited seating.This is an English language only event.
