WEBINAR: OACPS FOOD SYSTEMS HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE : Building Resilient, Inclusive and Secure Food System

To prepare for the UNFSS, an OACPS Food Systems Dialogue was held to complement
dialogues being convened at the levels of Member States of the OACPS and its six regions.

The 79 members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) are a crucial constituency in the global food system, comprising Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs).

Its six regions cover a large swathe of the Blue Planet and encompass some of the most
vulnerable communities affected by environmental and developmental challenges – including those imposed by the climate crisis causing high levels of food insecurity.

While mindful of the five action tracks guiding the UNFSS for embracing a systems approach to transforming food systems, the OACPS Dialogue, co-convened by FAO Brussels, focused on “ensuring access to safe and nutritious food for all, and, building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stress”, by embracing cross-cutting priority themes of:

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  Food Systems Resilience

• Climate Resilient development pathway for food system transformation
• Sustainable food systems to provide healthy diets for all
• Development of high value chain commodities

Speakers 

• Moderator - Pauline Brandt Journalist
• George Rebelo Chikoti - Secretary-General, Organisation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
• Paul Valentin Ngobo - Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of the Congo
• Agnes Kalibata - United Nations Food Systems Summit Special Envoy

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  Stanislav Raščan - Minister for Development Cooperation a.i. of the Republic of
  Slovenia, Presidency of Council of the EU

• Leonard Mizzi, European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)
• Marjeta Jager - Deputy Director-General, European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)
• Máximo Torero Cullen - Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Stuart Minchin - Director-General, Pacific Community
• Godfrey Bahijgwa - Director of the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission
• Moses Mose - Chair of the OACPS Committee of Ambassadors
• Cristelle Pratt - Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action and Environment, Organisation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
• Ricardo Mena - Director, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
• Temo Waqanivalu - Technical Officer, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Paulo De Lima - FAO Liaison Office in Brussels