World Food Day 2007. The right to food - make it happen

A report of the twenty-seventh World Food Day celebration held at the FAO regional office in Bangkok in commemoration of the Organization's founding in 1945. This year's theme focused on the right to food which reflects the international community's growing awareness of the crucial role of human rights in eradicating hunger and poverty. Highlights of the day include a keynote speech on the theme of the celebration by Leonardo Q. Montemayor, President of the Federation of Free Farmers and present ation of five awards to outstanding farmers from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mongolia, Samoa and Thailand by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok)
Format: Book (stand-alone) biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2007
Online Access:https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/ai385e
http://www.fao.org/3/a-ai385e.pdf
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