News
- ICARRD launches its website
- WFP launches new joint-initiative to end child hunger during Annual Executive Board
Thematic Groups
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Roundtable on Agriculture in Katanga, Lubumbashi
- Dominican Republic: Members of Thematic Group share information on recent activities
- Guatemala: Thematic Group provides information to coordinate relief efforts for victims of tropical storm
- Mexico: Thematic Group holds its third meeting
- Uruguay: Thematic Group expands its work to other departments in the country
Events
- 11 December: International Mountain Day
- Polycentric World Social Forum
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD)
- 18th International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) Symposium and Global Learning Opportunity
- Adelboden Group meets next 12 December 2005 in Rome, Italy
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Interviews
"A failure to address the problem of chronic hunger when the means are available to do so – and they are – is, to put it very bluntly, murder on a large scale. Many people shudder at the use of such words, but, as a result of negligence, one in 8 humans will die many years before they should, often very young, simply because we have failed to ensure that they have enough to eat. "
In this interview Mr. Andrew MacMillan, Director of FAO's Field Operations Division, talks about the lessons learned from the vast Brazilian initiative against hunger, Fome Zero.
"One of our biggest milestones has been being able to sit down at the table civil society organizations, NGOs, international cooperation agencies and government institutions to analyze, each from its own point of view, how to reach a common goal: minimize the vulnerability of the Guatemalan population next year."
In this interview the Secretary of Food Security and Nutrition of the Presidency of Guatemala talks about the origins of the Secretariat and its evolution from the “Frente Nacional contra el Hambre” (National Front against Hunger) and the activities that have taken place until today.
Publications
- UN issues report on role of Cooperatives in Social Development
Calendar
Calendar of international events (international days and UN/NGO/civil society meetings)
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