The Coming Crisis: Preventing a Hunger Catastrophe amid COVID-19
Channel: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Date: 2020-10-08

This high-level congressional webinar briefing co-hosted by FAO North America and the Alliance to End Hunger, in conjunction with the House and Senate Hunger Caucuses, highlights key findings of the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises and opportunities to prevent an unprecedented hunger catastrophe.

Featured Speakers
QU Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Johan Swinnen, Director-General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Co-Chair of the Senate Hunger Caucus
Congressman James McGovern (MA-02) and Co-Chair of the House Hunger Caucus
Amb. Tony Hall, Executive Director Emeritus, Alliance to End Hunger
Dominique Burgeon, Director, Emergency and Rehabilitation Division, FAO 
Vimlendra Sharan, Director, FAO Liaison Office for North America
Rebecca Middleton, Executive Director of the Alliance to End Hunger


Read about the session: http://www.fao.org/director-general/news/news-article/en/c/1276575/

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