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Thursday, June 19th
Location: Palazzo Carandin
Coordinator: Louise W. M. Luttikholt
| 11.15 – 13.00 pm |
During this session, representatives of
the United Nations agencies the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) will share their perspective
on cooperation with IFOAM and the organic movement. Successes,
challenges, needs and upcoming issues will be discussed. Overlapping
goals will be identified. IFOAM’s role as driver and pusher will be
highlighted.
Chair: Gerald A. Herrmann
Speakers:
UNEP
Asad Naqvi - Program Officer, UNEP-Economics and Trade Branch Coordinator, UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force
UNCTAD
Sophia Twarog - Trade, Environment and Development Branch (DITC)
IFAD
Mattia Prayer Galletti - Country Program Manager
ITC
Alexander Kasterine - Senior Market Development Adviser (Trade and Environment)
FAO
Nadia El-Hage Scialabba - Senior Technical Advisor of the Assistant
Director-General of the Natural Resource Management and Environment
Department.
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