FAO NOBEL LAUREATES for Food Security and Peace 11 May 2016 FAO, Rome, Italy FAO NOBEL LAUREATES 11 May 2016 for Food Security and Peace FAO, Rome, Italy PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS 9:00 to 10:00 Muhammad Yunus Registration and Reception As the founder of Grameen Bank, Muhammad 10:00 to 10:05 Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Welcoming Remarks for his ground-breaking work in the use of Marcela Villarreal, Director, Partnerships, Advocacy microcredit and microfinance to build economic and Capacity Development, FAO and social development in poorer countries. 10:05 to 10:20 Key Note Address Oscar Arias Sánchez José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO Former President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias 10:35 to 11:30 Sánchez was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Nobel Peace Laureates Addresses 1987 for his tireless efforts to end the civil wars that • Prof Mohamad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank plagued Central America at the time. His peace • Oscar Arias, former President of Costa Rica plan was approved by Costa Rica, Guatemala, El • Tawakkol Karman, former member of the UN Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. post-2015 High-Level Panel • Betty Williams, President, World Centers of Tawakkol Karman Compassion for Children International • Kofi Annan, President, Kofi Annan Foundation Tawakkol Karman is a Yemeni women’s rights (video message) activist and advocate for peace. She won the 11:30 to 12:15 Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her work in the non- violent struggle for the safety of women. General Discussion Permanent Representatives and Audience from the floor Betty Williams 12:15 to 12:30 1976 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Betty Williams is Launch of the FAO-Nobel Peace Laureates a Northern Irish activist for peace. Together with Alliance for Peace and Food Security fellow recipient Mairead Corrigan, she founded the Community of Peace People to campaign 12:30 against violence and discord between Catholics Closing Remarks and Protestants in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. 2016 I5583E/1/0.16 ©FAO.