The Human Right to Food and the Global Food Crisis: Root Causes and Responses

The New Human Rights Dialogue Series Presents:

 

 The Human Right to Food and the Global Food Crisis:

Root Causes and Responses

 

                    Panelists:

·         Heather Grady, Realizing Rights

·         Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Action Aid

·         Themba Masuku, FAO

·         Joia Mukharjee, Partners In Health

·         Sanjay Reddy,

Columbia

University

·         Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the right to food

·         Flavio Valente, FIAN International

 

                          Moderator:

·         Ngonlardje Mbaidjol, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

                      

Friday, 29 August 2008

3:00pm to 6:00pm – Conference Room 2

United Nations,

New York

 

Those without a UN Grounds Pass should contact the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights no later than 25 August 2008, ph: 1 212 963 5931