Twentieth FAO Regional Conference: welcome statement by K. Y. Amoako, UN under-secretary general and executive secretary, ECA

Welcome Statement by K. Y. Amoako, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary, ECA at the Twentieth FAO Regional Conference. Mr. Amoako, on his remarks highlighted that, The present Conference is yet another opportunity to reflect on Africa’s food situation, assess the actions taken to implement the recommendations of the global and regional food conferences and identify additional steps to invigorate food security and sustainable development interventions in the region. In pursuing food security, several measures have been implemented or are in the process of implementation, with the assistance of FAO and other players, at the country level, and to a less extent at the regional and sub-regional levels. The challenges of attaining a situation in Africa where all people at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences are formidable. The activities of the Food Security and Sustainable Development Division (FSSDD) include: raising African policymakers’ awareness of the urgency to integrate food, population, and environmental concerns into development planning; encouraging member states to develop policies to accelerate agricultural productivity and generally to adopt best practices in the three nexus areas.

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Format:	Speech biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	1998-02
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47450
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