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World Pulses DayPulses for sustainable food systems and healthy diets
Friday, 12 February 2021 | 15.00-17.00 (CET)
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The Meeting will be moderated by Mr Alexander Jones, Director, FAO’s Resource Mobilization and Private Sector Partnerships Division
15.00–15.05 Welcome remarks by Mr QU Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
15.05–15.15 Message from His Holiness Pope Francis, read by His Excellency Monseigneur Fernando Chica Arellano,Permanent Observer of the Holy See to FAO
15.15–15.25 Keynote address by Her Excellency Fabiola Yáñez, First Lady of Argentina
15.25–15.35 Message from His Excellency Renjian Tang, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China, read by His Excellency, NIU Dun, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of China to FAO
15.35-15.45 Keynote address by His Excellency Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, India
15.45-15.55 Keynote address by His Excellency Julien Denormandie, Minister for Agriculture and Food, France
16.05–16.07 Brief message from Ms Sandra Xiquin, President of “Cuatro Pinos” Women’s Cooperative, Guatemala
15.55–16.05Special remarks by:• Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to FAO Her Excellency Joséphine Ouedraogo• Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Argentina to FAO His Excellency Carlos Bernardo Cherniak
16.07–16.10 Promotional video on pulses produced for the occasion of World Pulses Day 2021
16.10–16.20 Keynote presentation/speech by Dr Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy – UN Food System Summit 2021
16.20–16.30 Presentation by Ms Cindy Brown, President of Global Pulse Confederation 2021
16.30–16.40 Keynote presentation by Dr Diwakar Dixit, Counsellor, World Trade Organization
16.40–16.55 Discussion session
16.55-17.00 Closing remarks by Ms Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
*Time allocation is estimated and may be subject to change.
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