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International Technical Webinar

Friday 09 May 2025, 15:00 - 16:00 Europe/Rome

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Panelists

Ms Claire Mason, Right to Food Advisor, Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP), FAO
Mr Lauren Phillips, Deputy Director, ESP, FAO
Ms Therese Arnesen, Human rights officer, Right to Food Mandate, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, OHCHR
Ms Ana Suarez Dussan, Human rights and right to food specialist, Right to Food team, FAO
Ms Emma Orejudo Prieto de los Mozos, Deputy Director of Ecological Transition, Water, and the Fight Against Hunger, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECID)
Ms Sarah Brand, Research Associate, German Institute for Human Rights
Ms Glory Lueong, Officer for Access to and Control Over Natural Resources at FIAN International
Mr Juan Echanove, Right to Food team leader, FAO


Objectives of the session

  • Raise awareness of the importance of the Right to Food as a fundamental human right;

  • Introduce the new FAO e-learning course Right to Food Fundamentals;

  • Analyze the role of capacity development in advancing the realization of the Right to Food, from the perspectives of policymakers, civil society, donors, and national human rights institutions (NHRIs); and

  • Facilitate an exchange of experiences, challenges, and initiatives related to capacity development in the context of the Right to Food.