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Food Security as a Challenge in post COVID-19

Seventh session of the Weekly virtual forum Inter-American law in times of pandemic

  • 6/22/2020 11:00 AM
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Event date: 6/22/2020 11:00 AM Export event

Persons in charge of the presentations:

Dr. Joaquín Arias Segura, Technical Specialist, Center for Strategic Analysis for Agriculture (CAESPA), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
Dr. Manuela Cuvi, Legal Officer, Development Law Branch, Regional Office for Latin-America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Dr. Soledad García Muñoz, Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Dr. Ricardo Salvador, Director of the Food and Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Dr. Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, Head of Latin American and Caribbean Program, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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This session will consider the role of international law as a vehicle to build resilience for food security in the wake of the pandemic and towards the actualization of SDG #2.