• Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun closes without consensus
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• Fifth Annual Conference for African Development Finance
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• Regional and national workshops between FAO and Countries from the Andean Community in Latin America
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• UN Inter- agency forces unite to face Liberian crisis
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• ILO Symposium on Decent work in Agriculture
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• Ecolink workshop on "Ecosites, EcoCentres and EU Sustainable Development policies
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• Guinea: The Thematic Group on Rural Development and Food Security actively involved in World Food Day Celebrations
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• Mexico: A new Thematic Group on Rural Development and Food Security
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• World Food Day creating an "International Alliance Against Hunger"
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• World Food Day Celebrations in Africa
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• World Food Day Celebrations in Asia and the Near East
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• World Food Day Celebrations in Latin America
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• 6 October: World Habitat Day
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• 16 October: World Food Day
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• 17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty:
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• 24 October: United Nations Day
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• 01 December: World Aids Day, Live and let live
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• Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Mountain Regions: Outcomes of the First Meeting of the Adelboden Group in September 2003
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Mr David Harcharik (FAO), Ms Eva Clayton(FAO-IAAH), Mr Francesco Strippoli (WFP), Mr Cyril Enweze (IFAD), Mr Emile Frison (IPGRI).[Photo FAO/G.Diana]

"The Rome-based organizations are determined to mobilize their energies to work towards the shared goal of the International Alliance against Hunger. We invite all stakeholders to join us in the battle against hunger." - Joint Statement of FAO, IFAD, IPGRI and WFP on the IAAH

In this joint interview Ms Eva Clayton, Special Advisor to the Director General of FAO on the World Food Summit Follow-up, Mr Cyril Enweze, Vice-President of IFAD, Mr Emile Frison, Director-General of IPGRI and Ms Sheila Sisulu, Deputy Executive Director Policy and External Affairs Department of WFP give a collective view on partnerships and the International Alliance Against Hunger, the theme of this year's World Food Day.
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Laura Amore(FOCSIV), Saliou Sarr (ROPPA)
[Photo RDFS Network/D.Martinez]

"The campaign 'Afrique Nourricière' (Africa can feed itself)
is based on the fact that West
Africa is not condemned to depend on global markets to feed its population." - Saliou Sarr
"We are planning on committing
to a long-term focused and pragmatic campaign, aimed at increasing and improving the aid
for agriculture and rural development to attain the hunger and poverty goal outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals." - Laura Amore

In this interview, representatives from International NGO/CSO talk about two different campaigns launched during World Food Day 2003: Ms. Laura Amore from Volontari nel Mondo - FOCSIV explains the 'MORE AND BETTER' international campaign for agricultural and rural development aid to eradicate hunger and poverty and Mr. Saliou Sarr, from the Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et des Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA) gives us an insight on the "Africa can Feed itself" campaign.
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• WHO-UNICEF report focuses on malaria
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• The Communication and Natural Resource Management, Theory and Experience. A FAO resource book
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• Consolidation of the United Nations coordination in Mauritania
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