Virtual Parliamentary Dialogues: Food Security and Nutrition in the time of Covid-19
Date: March 3rd, 2021, 4:00 – 5.30 (CET) Venue: Online (through Zoom); a link will be provided upon registration Region: South and Meso America
The session will be held in Spanish and English
AGENDA
Moderator: Ms Marcela Villarreal, Director, Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, FAO
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
4:00 – 4:05pm Welcome 5 minutes Ms Marcela Villarreal, Director, Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, FAO Presentation of participants
4:05 – 4:20pm Opening remarks 15 minutes Mr Fernando Jiménez Ontiveros, Director, Multilateral, Horizontal and Financial Cooperation in the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation AECID Ms Elena Diego, Honorable Senator and President of the International Cooperation Commission of the Kingdom of Spain Mr Jairo Flores, Honorable Deputy of the Republic of Guatemala and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in LAC, PFH
4:20 – 4:30pm Food security and nutrition and the role of Parliamentarians in developing an enabling 10 minutes policy environment in the time of COVID-19 Mr Luiz Beduschi, Policy Officer, FAO RLC Mr Luis Lobo, Technical Officer of the Spain-FAO Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO RLC
4:30 – 5:15pm Regional Round Table 45 minutes Challenges and opportunities for food security and nutrition policy processes and the Right to Food Remarks from Parliamentarians Ms Ana Lilia Rivera, Honorable Senator of the United Mexican States, PFH Ms Teresa Calix, Honorable Deputy of the Republic of Honduras, PFH
Mr Mauricio Linares, Honorable Deputy of the Republic of El Salvador, PFH Mr Guido Girardi, Honorable Senator of the Republic of Chile, PFH
Mr Faber Muñoz, Honorable Member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Colombia, PFH Ms Silvia Giacoppo, Honorable Senator of Argentina, Focal Point PARLATINO-FAO Ms Paola Valladares, Honorable Deputy of the Republic of Costa Rica, PFH Mr Jairo Flores, Honorable Deputy of the Republic of Guatemala and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in LAC, PFH
5:15 – 5:25pm Plenary Discussion 10 minutes Question for the debate
What role can Parliaments and Parliamentarians play in addressing and mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on food security, both in the containment and recovery phases?
5:25 – 5:30pm Closing 5 minutes Ms Marcela Villarreal, Director, Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, FAO