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Page Executive Summary
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Section 1: Notes for the Record
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Section2: Feedback
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Section 3:Limitation & Recommendations
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Annex A: Focal Points
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Annex B: Programme and Concept Note
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Annex C: Biographies
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Annex D: Video Links & Sample Photographs 32-34
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Event International Women’s Day 2016 Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for
Gender Equality and Zero Hunger
Date 8th March 2016
Location WFP- Rome Headquarters, Auditorium
Organiser
FAO, IFAD, WFP& IDLO
Moderator Corinne Woods, Director, PGM
Background
The Rome-based-agencies (RBAs ) celebrated 2016 International Women’s Day, by hosting a joint event to demonstrate their commitment to
empowering food-insecure women as a means to achieving Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) SDG 1 – End poverty in all its forms everywhere;
SDG 2 – End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and
promote sustainable agriculture; SDG 5 – Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls and SDG 17- Strengthen the means of
implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable
development.
By adopting the SDGs, the international community has highlighted the
importance of ‘leaving no one behind’ in order to eradicate hunger and
strengthen food and nutrition security. However, across all regions, women
and girls still face significant discrimination in access to precious resources
and economic opportunities in agriculture compared to their male
counterparts.
Topics: In accordance with the priority theme of the Commission on the Status of
Women, the International Women’s Day celebration in Rome centred on the
key topic of “Women Empowerment and its link to sustainable
development”. The event contributed to the ongoing debate on how to
support women and girls in order to eradicate hunger by 2030.
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Expected Outcomes:
Educate and inspire the audience and women and men throughout the world
to take stock of their contributions to the SDGs and Zero Hunger and the
challenges women must overcome along the way:
i. Demonstrate high-level support for Planet 50:50 as a vehicle for
eradicating poverty and achieving Zero Hunger;
ii. Identify actions to accelerate progress to reach 50/50 gender equality by
2030, particularly for the most-affected people in the most fragile places.
iii. Inspire mobilization of new groups and partners to contribute to
achievements of SDGs #1, 2, 5 and 17.
Audience:
Members of the Board- FAO/IFAD/WFP; staff- RBAs- other UN, NGO,
government representatives, academia, women groups, students civil
society, private sector, etc.
Key Participants
Key Speakers Welcome remarks by Ms. Ertharin Cousin, WFP Executive Director
Remarks from Ms. Josefina Stubbs, IFAD Associate Vice-President, Strategy
and Knowledge Development
Closing remarks from Ms. Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-
General, Coordinator for Natural Resources
Panelists: Her Excellency Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner-Klée, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala, Permanent Representative
to the United Nations Rome-Based Agencies, and President of the World
Food Programme Executive Board
Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
(AGRA)
Dr. Hope Sadza, Founder and Vice Chancellor of the Women University in
Africa
Ms. Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, Founder of SoleRebels
Ms. Emanuela Saporito, Architect, PhD in spatial planning and urban
development; First-prize winner “Progetti delle Donne”, WE – Women for
Expo 2015”
Dr. Martin Bloem, WFP Senior Nutrition Advisor
Speakers from the Floor Elena Incisa Di Camerana, Regional Program Manager, Latin America,
IDLO
Monica Biagiotti, Head of Marketing, Europe, MasterCard Italia, Private
Sector
M. Ann Tutwiler, Director-General, Bioversity International
Patrick Teixeira, member of ‘We men Stand for Gender Equality, WFP’
Australia: Ms. Jo Tarnawsky, Chargé d’Affaires and Adviser (Development)
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Kuwait: H.E. Dr. Sarah Alrakayan, Consort of the Ambassador of the State
of Kuwait
Table 1: Key messages from the key speakers and panelists Speaker Key Messages/ Points made
Ertharin Cousin 20 years on from Beijing Declaration and 70 years on from the establishment of the Commission on
the Status of Women deep gender inequities still exist between men and women.
Providing equal education and opportunity means that women will succeed and thrive.
Call for action: Asked each every staff member of WFP, to understand what barriers they remove or
what difference they made to advance gender equality and opportunity.
Josefina Stubbs By adopting the SDGs, the whole world has recognized the important role women play in them.
Large progress has been made in empowering women, but obstacles remain.
We cannot afford to leave women behind, as ‘leaving women out of the equation’ means loss in
economic and agricultural productivity and the SDGS will not be met.
Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner- Klée
We need to think of women who do not have the same opportunities that we have had.
A lot of women are lacking opportunities in education, training and access to technology.
Many of the vulnerable women and children live in rural areas and it is in these very areas we need to
target our activities and concentrate our efforts.
Elena Incisa Di Camerana
Security resolution 1325, on women, peace and security are key in advancing gender equality.
Laws are not always a guarantee of justice, they can be tools for discrimination and can in fact, exclude
women.
We need to ensure all the civil society and individuals involved in implementing laws and ensuring
access to justice, must take into account gender equality.
Agnes Kalibata Shared her personal story on her humble beginnings as a girl growing up in a refugee camp, to
becoming a Minister for Rwanda and leader for women and agriculture.
Lives can be changed, if the right programs and laws are implemented – with the right focus on
women and paying attention to the things that matter most to women.
Example shared: In Rwanda, with assistance, a woman planted maize for the first time, and supplied
maize to the company for the production of supplementary foods for infants. With the additional
income she received, she decided she was going to buy a house and a cow, her only regret was that if
she had received this opportunity earlier, she wouldn’t have married her daughter off so early,
without an education.
Hope Sadza Poverty has a woman’s face-a lot of women want to come to university, but cannot pay for it.
Without education- women cannot have the confidence to say that “women can do anything”, as
education is key to women’s empowerment.
Mainstreaming of gender equality to achieve SDG5, you can do this by mainstreaming education by
taking a ground up approach- by focusing on the education of little girls and boys.
Patrick Teixeira The group of WFP men standing for ‘gender equality’ is comprised of 215 men members throughout
WFP, from HQ, Regional Bureaus and Country Offices. The group started with 24 men.
WFP men standing for ‘gender equality’ are change agents at all levels- personal, interpersonal,
workplace and in society in general.
“We Men at WFP stand for gender, understand that both men and women” must be part of the
equation
Martin Bloem The role of education in women, has serious impact on nutrition and this is seen clearly by a variety of
indicators- such as stunting
Keeping girls and young women in school is therefore paramount, and school feeding is a key way of
retaining young girls and women in school
We shouldn’t only look at primary school, but at all levels middle school, high school and universities,
and go beyond the age group we usually endorse
M. Ann Tutwiler Most neglected crops are women crops, and these crops are the ones neglected by the market and by
the research.
Bioversity has been working with IFAD to understand the bottlenecks associated with the production
and supply of ‘women’ crops- such as quinoa, millet as these are considered the crops of the future.
Women are essential in achieving SDG 2.5 and genetic diversity for crops, as women are custodians as
farmers, they save seeds, and plant seeds
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu
Women carry multiple responsibilities: Alemu herself is a business women, mother and wife
Alemu always tries to identify reasons why women can’t come to work or why they leave their work:
usually it centres on children and childcare, as women who have children, often can’t work anymore
as they have to look after their children.
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Alemu’s solution aims at putting policies around Ethiopia and Africa that encourage the establishment
of day-cares in every workplace.
Monica Biagiotti Women are driving economies today
Women are unfortunately the less empowered and less confident gender in financial crises- and they
are less confident then men in consuming- this is true for both developing and developed worlds
There is however huge disparities amongst developed and developing countries in financial inclusion
and huge disparities in terms of gender
Emanuela Saporito
Saporito’s generation have a lot of challenges to face as ‘millennials’. Millennials face challenges and
severe issues such as climate change, food waste and how to achieve the SDGs.
In the profession of architecture, there is a huge gender imbalance: women architects earn around
20% less than men, and if you take maternity leave you are further put back
As an architect, Saporito decided to surf around the insecurities of this career and to study further, to
rebuild a career on her passions and interests: food, urban planning and equal cities by founding
OrtiAlti she managed to achieve her dream.
Australian delegation: Jo Tarnawsky
Australia’s department of foreign affairs and trade recently launched the ‘Gender Equality and
Women’s Empowerment strategy ’
The strategy has 3 priority areas: o Enhancing women’s voices in decision making, leadership and peace building
o Promoting women’s economic empowerment
o Ending violence against women and girls
4 central commitments will be made to achieve the priority areas: o Integrate gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) in foreign policy
o Integrate GEWE into trade and investments for foreign policy
o Invest in gender equality through Australia’s Development Fund ( 2015- 50 million dollar
fund for GEWE)
o Incorporate GE in corporate and human resource policies
Kuwait speaker: Dr. Sarah Alrakayan
Highlighted the important roles women hold in the State of Kuwait-as engineers, government officials,
scientists.
Kuwait is trying to support poor and vulnerable people around the world, in order to eradicate hunger
and achieve gender equality.
Hoped that the heads of the RBA’s and IDLO will continue calling on representatives from different
countries to highlight the progress they are making in achieving the SDGs.
Marie Helena Semedo
Women and girls are critical for rural development- but they need access to land, inputs and services
Empowering women and girls means building on access to women, giving leadership opportunities to
women and allowing them to be free leaders
The challenges are enormous; the opposition to change sometimes are enormous- shared example of
Berta Cáceres, indigenous tribes and environmental leader and activist in Honduras who recently died
assassinated due to her work and convictions.
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Table 2. Evaluation
Element Best Practice Learning Points Purpose Reflect on the Status of Women on CSW’s
60th session Explore “Women’s empowerment and its
link to sustainable development.” Reflect on ways and means to accelerate
the implementation of commitments in the 2030 Agenda context
Effective in bringing many diverse groups to the table; established contact with young people; engaged new groups; increased/ raised awareness.
Active follow-up to keep new groups involved in planet 50.50 and Zero Hunger
What’s next? How to build on the momentum. Should be part of the planning process from early on.
1. Outcomes Educate and inspire the audience and
women throughout the audience and women and men throughout the world to take stock of their contributions to the SDGs and Zero Hunger and the Challenges women must overcome along the way
Demonstrate high-level support for Planet 50-50 as a vehicle for eradicating poverty and achieving Zero Hunger
Identify actions to accelerate progress to reach 50/50 gender equality by 2030, particularly for the most-affected people in the most fragile places
Inspire mobilization of new groups and partners to contribute to achievements of SDGs#1,2,5,17
The number of participants-
especially ambassadors and permanent representatives who attended the event, highlighted the high-level support Planet 50-50 holds as a vehicle for achieving Zero Hunger.
High support from all the speakers on the importance of gender equality in achieving planet 50:50 and zero hunger; A joint media advisory was distributed via partners’
The diverse panellists and speakers helped showcase the challenges and obstacles women face on a daily base through personal and professional stories
Call to action were made by the
executive leaders and panellists:
Most calls of action centred
around individuals asking
themselves what they can do , to
work towards gender equality and
women’s empowerment
The main call to action from the Executive Director of WFP-was to as individuals, ask ourselves what we can do, throughout the year to make a difference in girls lives
Participants in the audience included members of groups- women networks, students and NGO’s who were not necessary affiliated or familiar with the UN SDGs
Call for action/ next
steps-how to build on the momentum- should be part of the planning process from early on.
2. Task force Weekly coordinating meetings worked very well. Key focal points attended and contributed.
Coordination meetings were well attended by divisions across WFP
3. Speakers & speeches Strong mix of women panelists, from different sectors
Include more male panelists and diverse geographical representation
4. Audience Good audience mixture of about
370 people: youth groups, Civil
Society; government, private
sector.
155 delegates
Inform people beforehand that they would not be seating in the Auditorium.
Invite less numbers
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56 RBAs 147 general 13 Panelists
Let WFP staff who had registered in the auditorium
Only invite people who can increase WFP’s contribution
5. Moderator Very dynamic moderation kept
the event energetic, educational
and engaging.
6. Roles and responsibilities- WFP Wide involvement by focal
points/volunteers; great support
from communication/
Graphic Design
Unit/OED/RM/PGB/ RBAs
7. Budget No approved budget
8. Documentation Documentation/data files created
9. Reception Food shortages
A. Recommendations
1) Volunteers for IWD 2016: volunteers from each unit/division kept switching till the day of
the event. Some volunteers signed up, but due to other work commitments had to drop out. It
is important to identify a key number of volunteers beforehand (for instance for an event of
this size, at least 20 additional volunteers) and have their participation cleared by their
supervisor, so that they are confirmed to help out on the day.
2) Registration deadline: though it is hard to enforce, especially for government representatives
and embassies who cannot be declined (even if they register late), if possible a registration
deadline should be adhered to, after which participants must be politely declined. For IWD
2016, participants were still registering on Friday the 4th and Monday the 7th, which meant
that registration lists needed to be continuously updated. By adhering to a registration
deadline, we can also ensure, less last- minute changes to registration lists/and less obstacles
for organization purposes.
3) Embassy delegates and guests: A lot of ambassadors and permanent representatives were
keen to bring fellow colleagues, or guests to the event with the expectation they would be
seated in the auditorium. If possible for the next IWD held at WFP, this issue will be need to
be addressed and additional guests should be limited where and when possible.
B. Conclusion Feedback from audience, speakers, and partners indicate that the event was a success.
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Section 1: Notes for the Record from IWD 2016 Table 1: Key messages from the key speakers and panelists
Speaker Key Messages/ Points made Memorable Quotes
Ertharin Cousin
20 years on from Beijing Declaration and 70 years on
from the establishment of the Commission on the
Status of Women deep gender inequities still exist
between men and women
Providing equal education and opportunity means
that women will succeed and thrive
What steps do individuals need to take, throughout
the year to ensure that they make a difference girls,
or just one girl- for women, or just one woman
Call for action: Asked each every staff member of
WFP, to understand what barriers they remove or
what difference did they make to advance gender
equality and opportunity-
‘’What step must I take, today? What must I do throughout the year to ensure that I will make a difference for girls or just a girl for women or just a woman…how can I remove a barrier or open a door?”
Josefina Stubbs
This celebration is an opportunity to highlight the
joint efforts the RBA’s have had in empowering
women economically
By adopting the SDGs, the whole world has
recognized the important role women play in them
Large progress has been made in empowering
women, but obstacles remain:
Women leadership is still falling behind
Women do not own land or sometimes have
restricted access to land
Women need better access to health facilities,
infrastructure, markets, and access to land and water
to ensure they have equal opportunity.
We cannot afford to leave women behind, as ‘leaving
women out of the equation’ means loss in economic
and agricultural productivity and the SDGS will not
be met
“It’s not only about what more can we do, ‘but what different’ we can do”
Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner- Klée
We need to think of women who do not have the
same opportunities that we have had.
We need to think of the women who are lacking in
the same opportunities- a lot of women are lacking
opportunities in education, training and access to
technology.
Many of the vulnerable women and children live in
rural areas and it is in these very areas we need to
act the most.
“To make sure no woman is left behind, we women need to act together”
Elena Incisa Di Camerana
We need to ask ourselves- “Are we really doing
enough for Planet 50-50?”
IDLO believes ‘rule of law’ is a condition and premise
to accompany the SDGs and gender equality.
Security resolution 1325, on women, peace and
security are key in advancing gender equality
Clean and transparent institutions and legal and
effective justice systems are needed to achieve
gender equality
Laws are not always a guarantee of justice, they can
be tools for discrimination and can in fact, exclude
women
We need to put all efforts to focus on justice
outcomes and on the implementation mechanisms of
laws
“We need to come together, all women need to not give up and come together to achieve this wonderful and challenging agenda”
“We need to look at each context and respond to the needs, every country has different specifically needs”
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We need to ensure all the civil society and
individuals involved in implementing laws and
ensuring access to justice, must take into account
gender equality
Agnes Kalibata
Shared her personal story on her growing up as girl
living in a refugee camp, to becoming a Minister for
Rwanda and leader for women and agriculture.
Lives can be changed, if the right programs and laws
are implemented – with the right focus on women
and paying attention to the things that matter most
to women.
Example shared: In Rwanda, thanks to a WFP and
DSM program, a woman planted maize for the first
time, and supplied maize to the company for the
production of supplementary foods for infants. With
the additional income she received, she decided she
was going to buy a house and a cow, her only regret
was that, if she had received this opportunity earlier,
she wouldn’t have married her daughter off, and
wouldn’t have married her off without an education.
“We need to raise our voices in the right places, we have done so today, but we need more of that” “We will continue to empower African women through agriculture, so they can feed their families and reduce malnutrition”
Hope Sadza Poverty has a woman’s face-a lot of women want to
come to university, but cannot pay for it.
The Women’s University of Africa (WUA) provides
students with payment plans and scholarships so
they can still obtain a formal education.
The WUA aims at catering to the education needs of
women. A lot of women want and need skills in
management, IT, agriculture and entrepreneurship
so the University aims at providing courses in these
subject matters.
Without education- women cannot have the
confidence to say that “women can do anything”.
Education brings empowerment
Men need to be part of the fight for gender equality.
Currently at the Women’s University of Africa, 15%
of all students are men. Men need to fight the
discrimination against women.
Mainstreaming of gender equality to achieve SDG5,
you can do this by mainstreaming education by
taking a ground up approach- by focusing on the
education of little girls and boys.
“Men need to tell the story of women- and of women’s education” “[To mainstream gender and education] You have to start at the lowest level- where the little girls don’t go home to wash and cook and where little girls and little boys do everything together. for the betterment of society, betterment of Zimbabwe and betterment of Africa”
Patrick Teixeira
WFP men standing for ‘gender
The group of WFP men standing for ‘gender equality’
is comprised of 215 men members throughout WFP,
from HQ, Regional Bureaus and Country Offices. The
group started with 24 men.
WFP men standing for ‘gender equality’ are change
agents at all levels- personal, interpersonal,
workplace and in society in general.
“We Men at WFP stand for gender, understand that
both men and women” must be part of the equation
Engaging boys and men is essential to educate on
gender based violence
We have developed comprehensive tools, seminars,
webinars and communication tools to send out our
message
Even today, members of our group are meeting with
IT women colleagues to better understand their roles
and responsibilities
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Martin Bloem
Shared a personal story on his mother’s life and
commitment to education.
“WFP works in many situations were many men and women and boys and girls have no access to education, and you say it is fine, it’s just a period of 6 months, it’s just a period of
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The role of education in women, has serious impact
on nutrition and this is seen clearly by a variety of
indicators- such as stunting
Both men and women’s education are key to ensure
they reach full potential and healthy lives
Keeping girls and young women in school is
therefore paramount, and school feeding is a key way
of retaining young girls and women in school
We shouldn’t only look at primary school, but at all
levels middle school, high school and universities,
and go beyond the age group we usually endorse
a year but every year is critical…so if you want to start to change the possibilities of young women, you need to keep the kids, both girls and boys in school”
M. Ann Tutwiler
Bioversity has been looking at nutritious, resilient,
adapted and neglected crops.
Most neglected crops are women crops, and these
crops are the ones neglected by the market and by
the current research.
Bioversity has been working with IFAD to
understand the bottlenecks associated with the
production and supply of these crops- such as
quinoa, millet and these are the crops of the future,
they will help improve climate change and nutrition
for women and girl
Women are essential in achieving SDG 2.5 in genetic
diversity, as women are custodians as farmers: they
save seeds, and plant seeds
Shared a personal story: mentoring young women
during her career was one of the highlights of her
career. Tutwiler also recognized that she had sons
who were dating or have dated strong accomplished
women.
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu
Women carry multiple responsibilities: Alemu
herself is business women, mother and wife
It is expected that about 75% of Alemu’s employees
for her companies will be women
Women for Alemu and her company are investments
– as she spends resources and time training them
Alemu always tries identify reasons why women
can’t come to work or why they leave their work:
usually it centres around children and child care,
women can’t come to work because they just had a
baby
Alemu’s solution would be to put policies in place in
Ethiopia and in Africa that encouraged day cares to
be established, to ease the burden on working
mothers.
“We need to put policies and facilities such as day care for women in every office, every country in Africa”
Monica Biagiotti
Women are driving economies today
Women are also, unfortunately the less confident,
and less empowered sex in financial crises- and they
are less confident in consuming- this is true for both
developing and developed worlds
One thing that is really important to push women’s
confidence- is financial inclusion
There is however huge disparities amongst
developed and developing countries in financial
inclusion and huge disparities in terms of gender
MasterCard has two main programs, which
showcases how financial inclusion is helping women:
o the first one is for Syrian refugees were women
are given prepaid card payments for food
o Another program is the school meal program-
it is addressed to little girls- normally in many
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countries in Africa you send boys to school, but
not girls
o These two programs highlight how women can
be connected in the world
Emanuela Saporito
At this moment, Saporito’s generation has a lot of
challenges to face as ‘millennials’. Saporito’s
generation are called to face deep crises and
challenges such as climate change, food waste, and
achieving the sustainable development goals.
Saporito’s generation has the historic opportunity to
share the burden and work together, men and
women to overcome these challenges
In the profession of architecture, there is a huge
gender imbalance: women architects earn around
20% less than men, and if you take maternity leave
you are further put back
As an architect, Saporito decided to surf around the
insecurities of this career and to study further, to
rebuild a career on her passions and interests: food,
urban planning and equal cities by founding OrtiAlti
she managed to achieve her dream.
Saporito is convinced that with perseverance,
passion and convictions of women can become
‘enzymes’ of future change.
“It is a duty of my generation to embrace the challenges, and help the change paradigm, focusing on innovative action models”
Australian delegation:
Jo Tarnawsky
Shared Australia’s contribution to gender equality
and women’s empowerment.
Australia’s department of foreign affairs and trade
recently launched the ‘Gender Equality and Women’s
Empowerment strategy ’
The strategy places gender equality and women
empowerment centrally work undertaken by the
department, in its development efforts
The strategy has 3 priority areas:
o Enhancing women’s voices in decision making,
leadership and peace building
o Promoting women’s economic empowerment
o Ending violence against women and girls
4 central commitments will be made to achieve the
priority areas:
o Integrate gender equality and women’s
empowerment (GEWE) in foreign policy
o Integrate GEWE into trade and investments for
foreign policy
o Invest in gender equality through Australia’s
Development Fund ( 2015- 50 million dollar
fund for GEWE)
o Incorporate GE in corporate and human
resource policies
o New link and booklet to the strategy will be
provided to the EB secretariat
Kuwait speaker: Dr.
Sarah Alrakayan
Highlighted the important roles women hold in the
State of Kuwait-as engineers, government officials,
scientists.
Kuwait is trying to support poor and vulnerable
people around the world, in order to eradicate
hunger and achieve gender equality.
Hoped that the heads of the RBA’s and IDLO will
continue calling on representatives from different
countries to highlight the progress they are making
in achieving the SDGs.
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Marie Helena Semedo
As the world’s population continues to grow, the
work for the 3 RBAs is cut out
Women and girls are critical for rural development-
but they need access to land, inputs and services
Empowering women generates huge gains
Empowering women and girls means-building on
access and giving leadership opportunities and
allowing them to be free leaders
FAO, IFAD, WFP and IDLO are and will continue to be
there to support these girls and women, along with
member countries, by giving specialised technical
advice and building on national capacity
The challenges are enormous; the opposition to
change sometimes are equally enormous
Shared example of Berta Cáceres, indigenous tribes
and environmental leader and activist in Honduras
who recently died assassinated due to her work and
convictions
“How will we look back to this meeting in the future? …there is no time to waste, our task is urgent” “Today we affirm our commitment to free the world of hunger of poverty…no one left behind”
Ertharin Cousin
(closing remark)
Thanked the organizing groups; the teams from FAO,
IFAD and WFP
Thanked all the member of states who were present
Ensured Bioversity that they will be represented
with their logo- the next time
Thanked the panellists
Thanked all the men in the room- for the support
they provide to make sure women are heard and
seen
“ We celebrate International Women’s Day not because we think women are more important, and that girls and voices and education are more important than boys, but we recognize that unless we focus on the challenge of the issue on girls and women, and we prioritize those who don’t have the equitable opportunities, then we won’t achieve the results of zero hunger and a peaceful and prosperous world”
Summary of Videos
The IFAD video featured a government project called KWAMP which aims to increase
farmer’s incomes and food security in Rwanda. Supported by IFAD, the International Fund for
Agricultural Development and Heifer International, qualifying families receive livestock and
are trained to care for them. Every family that receives livestock is also trained on gender
equality. To help women become more economically empowered, the KWAMP project also
has the Gender Action Learning System, where couples/families are encouraged to map out a
common vision for both men and women, using drawn visuals and counselling.
WFP’s video focused on 4 women staff members of WFP describing the work and roles they
undertake when working for WFP, in four different locations: Nepal, Kenya, Thailand and
Philippines.
The FAO video featured the Dimitra Clubs in Niger. Dimitra clubs are self-organized groups of
men and women who meet regularly to discuss and find solutions to the challenges they face
in their daily lives. Developed by FAO, this approach has enabled many communities to
mobilize and improve their living conditions over the years. The video focuses on how the
Dimitra clubs can help women voice their opinions and gain confidence, allowing both men
and women to reach mutual decisions with regard to access to economic resources, such as
land and water.
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Participation estimates for IWD 2016
Table 2: Estimates of number of guests at IWD 2016 Group Number of
participants Delegates 155 Rome Based Agency Staff 56 General Guests ( Included NGO’s, Student groups, United Nations Women Guild, American Women’s Association Rome Chapter)
124
Choir –St. Stephen’s High School 23 Panelists/Key Speakers 13 Total (estimate) 370
The numbers listed in Table 2, are based on the number of guests who were ‘checked-in’ at the
security entrance and numbers reported by PGBC. Based on the estimate of number of
participants, 74% of participants who registered via e-mail, attended the event. Furthermore,
estimates from the WFP IT department suggest that total IPs were 183 (number of computers
who connected and watched the event) and total hits on the webcast link were 291 (suggesting
the number of people who connected multiple times).
Section 2: Feedback
Feedback from WFP taskforce members and volunteers
When invitations are sent out- they should make clear that there will be limited number of seats
available in the auditorium for each organization or institution, as we don’t want visitors
becoming disappointed.
For Embassies it should be made clear when invited that preference is given based on rank
(Ambassadors are given preference for seating in the Auditorium), and/or that they are only
allowed to bring a certain number of guests/delegates.
Send out invitations strategically and target ‘prime guests’. Feedback from the event organizers suggested that events such as IWD could be used to better attract donors, private companies and
personalities who can bring added value to WFP through professional collaborations and
donations.
Buffet and Reception: The amount of food for the reception fell short for IWD 2016.
Lists could have been better formatted (as not everyone is familiar with excel) and due to
registration numbers always increasing, they were provided very last-minute.
Guests were confused how to get from the tent to the building entrance door and lobby. Ideally for the next time, it would be nice to keep a couple of ushers outside the entrance door, along the path
to direct them. If ushers cannot be spared, then some signs/arrows to point out the direction.
As a consequence of registering late, some participants did not have a printed out badge (particularly those who registered the day before the event). They were instead given blank
badges on which to handwrite their names and some guests found this system unsatisfactory.
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Comments from Event Participants
“I wish there had been a programme handed out on the day of the event itself, it was hard to
tweet or use social media, when I didn’t know the names of the panellists” (Staff Member,
RBA)
“The names of the panellists were not legible from the signs and the flowers obstructed the view…which was a shame as they were great speakers, all of them” (Staff Member, RBA)
“I would have liked to see (not only hear) the speakers from the floor…maybe next time we
could have their faces projected on the screen or ask speakers from the floor to stand
up…they made such valuable points I wanted to know who they were” (Staff Member, RBA )
“The event was wonderful and it was nicely organized, I liked how we were seated in groups and the speakers were just great- I enjoyed every minute, thank you so much for inviting us!”
(Member, American Women’s Association Rome)
“It is an honour to have been able to register for this event at WFP and to have arranged my
schedule particularly to be able to attend in person. Perhaps it is a small thing, but also very
disappointing to have been turned away from the auditorium and pretty much told that as
WFP staff we could move to the delegates lounge or the forum meeting room to attend via
video. Why bother registering and changing schedules? Given the struggles of the gender
unit and the overall climate in this building and in the organization, I would have hoped that
staff would have had some priority for in person participation, perhaps even mandatory
participation (though I understand that may go too far!).” (Staff Member, WFP)
Comments from St. Stephen’s High School Students High School Students aged between 14-17 years of age
“I liked the way that equality was seen as a global issue, not just a woman’s issue. The fact
there is a men's group to support this re-enforces this point.” (Olivia Yardley, Student)
“I was impressed by how the woman who opened the women's university didn't care at all about what other people said when she started, she just had a goal and she wouldn't let
anything stop her from achieving it.” (Maximilian Kienzle, Student)
"It is truly amazing how it takes only one person in our entire population to change this situation. One person to raise awareness and make a change. This meeting has opened my
eyes into having courage to stand up and make a difference."(Elena Che, Student)
“I like the way that the fight is for women to be equal, not to overpower. All good relationships are not about who dominates who, it’s about equality and understanding”
(Einar Brusletto Waldrop, Student)
“I like the way that hunger was approached from a different perspective, merging the two global issues of poverty and equal rights. When woman are given a voice this makes an
impact on poverty.” (William Tippins, Student)
“I really liked the videos, it was so fascinating to see the impact of the United Nations in these countries. I went to Rwanda in the summer and will be going back this summer which gives
me an opportunity to see positive change first hand.” (Chiara Cecilia Mol, Student)
“About the Lady who spoke first in the yellow jacket: It was great to see a black female speaker who captured the attention of an entire room, men and women. Everyone was
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hanging off her every word and whole heartedly supporting her- this spoke volumes.”
(Zeruela Kuemlangam, Student)
Comments from University Students University Students between 20-26 years of age:
"It was a great honour to attend this event and be able to listen to influential individuals who have all made a huge impact for women around the world. All of the speakers at the event did
a phenomenal job expressing their thoughts about women's equality and what they have
already done to improve the lives of women". (Amelia Graf, Student)
"It was truly inspiring and empowering to be at the event, as woman and human being. The talks of ending hunger through gender equality in agriculture was incredibly captivating, and
left us with encouraging and hopeful food for thought". (Isabela Secanecchia, Student)
"It was a wonderful experience to be surrounded by proud, accomplished women discussing
their achievements and future goals for improving women's lives all over the world. I feel
truly inspired after ending the International Women's Day event at the World Food
Programme and I hope to continue and help with their efforts in the future." (Elizabeth
Bowlby, Student)
"It was an extraordinary experience to listen to women leaders speak about their
contributions to promote equality for both men and women. It also was an amazing feeling to
be sitting in the WFP with men that are also committing into gender equality". (Aketzalli
Garcia, Student)
“The event hosted on Tuesday has inspired me to do my best to assist the development of women's rights not just in my home town, but wherever I can throughout the world. I grew up in a progressive household and my sisters and mother have always pushed me to be a feminist and the International Women's Day event, hosted by the World Food Programme, has shown me ways that I can help women without shouting over them. The speakers at the event have shown me that uplifting women so that they may voice their own grievances and opinions is far more important than using my own privileges to speak out for them.”(Brian Sullivan,Student)
“Going to the joint commemoration of the 2016 International Women’s Day organized by the World Food Program, has been an unforgettable experience for me and it has provided much food for thought. Firstly, I have learnt a lot about a different approach to education in developing countries. I have been deeply impressed by the conviction of students who are less lucky than us, Italian students, to be able to change the world with the help of culture and education. I am afraid we have been losing this idea of education's power over time. Secondly, I am sure that collaboration between European students and those from developing countries, without any gender discrimination could help achieve great results and set an example of unity to entire States. Last but not the least, we have met special people, and obviously special women that want to make the world fitter, more compact, more disciplined. Thank you so much for this pleasing experience.” (Flavia Frascati, Student)
“Very few people know that a certain musician named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a sister, Marie Anne. She happened to be MORE talented than him but had to stop her career. At that time only very rich families could afford to invest on a female pianist, since it was implied that women performed for free. Her destiny was to learn to sew, find a rich husband and become a mother. I wonder what the world would be like if mankind had never discriminated women.” ( Luigi Tocchetti, University Professor)
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Section 3: Limitations & Recommendations
Limitations of IWD 2016 A few key limitations were observed when organizing and participating in the event itself:
1. WFP staff were under the expectation that by registering they had access to the auditorium.
As an event that is hosted by WFP, in the future a defined strategy needs to be put in place on
how to handle the expectations and participation of WFP staff.
2. Volunteers for IWD 2016: volunteers from each unit/division kept switching till the day of
the event. Some volunteers signed up but then due to other work commitments had to drop
out. It is important to identify a key number of volunteers (for instance for an event of this
size, at least 20 additional volunteers) beforehand and have their participation cleared by
their supervisor so that they are confirmed volunteers for the event.
3. Registration deadline: though it is hard to enforce, especially for government representatives
and embassies who cannot be declined (even if they register late), if possible a registration
deadline should be adhered to, after which participants must be politely declined. For IWD
2016, participants were still registering on Friday the 4th and Monday the 7th, which meant
that registration lists needed to be continuously updated. By adhering to a registration
deadline, we can also ensure, less last minute changes to registration lists/and less obstacles
for organization purposes.
4. Embassy delegates and guests: A lot of ambassadors and permanent representatives were
keen to bring fellow colleagues, or guests to the event with the expectation they would be
seated in the auditorium. If possible for the next IWD held at WFP, this issue will be need to
be addressed (see future recommendation 9).
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Evaluation of outcomes Table 3: Brief Evaluation of the Outcomes
Outcomes of IWD 2016 Comments Outcome achieved i. Educate and inspire the audience and
women throughout the audience and
women and men throughout the
world to take stock of their
contributions to the SDGs and Zero
Hunger and the Challenges women
must overcome along the way
The diverse panelists, representing different sectors, helped women and men in the audience understand how individuals from different sectors can contribute to the SDGs and Zero Hunger. The diverse panelists and speakers helped showcase the challenges and obstacles women face on a daily base through personal and professional stories.
Yes
ii. Demonstrate high-level support for
Planet 50-50 as a vehicle for
eradicating poverty and achieving
Zero Hunger
The number of participants- especially ambassadors and permanent representatives who attended the event, highlights the high-level support Planet 50-50 holds as a vehicle for achieving Zero Hunger.
Yes
iii. Identify actions to accelerate
progress to reach 50/50 gender
equality by 2030, particularly for the
most-affected people in the most
fragile places
Call to action were made by the executive leaders and panelists:
Most calls of action centred on
individuals asking themselves what
they can do, to work towards gender
equality and women’s empowerment.
The main call to action from the
Executive Director of WFP-was to as
individuals, ask ourselves – what we
can do throughout the year to make a
difference in the lives of women and
girls.
Yes
iv. Inspire mobilization of new groups
and partners to contribute to
achievements of SDGs#1,2,5,17
Participants in the audience included members of groups- women networks, students and NGO’s who were not necessarily affiliated or familiar with the UN SDGs.
Yes
Future Recommendations The following list future recommendations for the next time WFP hosts the IWD event: 1) Use a software program/tool to help track and collect the e-mail addresses or registering
participants. 2) Do not ask WFP staff members to register- and if registration is open, make sure WFP staff are
able to seat in the auditorium. 3) Create an event specific ‘guest list’ prioritizing certain groups of guests- for instance, donor
countries and the private sector. 4) Stick to registration deadlines. 5) Identify a set of volunteers at least two weeks in advance of the IWD and make clear their roles
and responsibilities, by rehearsing at least 2 times with them. 6) Prioritize if possible WFP staff attendance inside the auditorium; or send clear messaging to staff
that auditorium will have limited seating and they will not be able to be seated inside. 7) Based on number of registered participants: aim to provide a reception/buffet with enough
quantities of food- aim to provide food for at least 80% of registered participants. 8) On the day of the event, provide participants with a final programme- which includes relevant
information such as names of speakers/social media instructions etc. 9) Make it clear on invitations to embassies/high officials the number of people they can bring to
avoid disappointment over limited seating. Otherwise another strategy would be perhaps to make embassies aware, that seating for the auditorium will be provided according to rank per delegation (with Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives being allowed first, over interns/other members of their embassy).
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Annex A: Table A1: Focal Points at other hosting and participating organizations:
Name Organization Melina Archer FAO Ndisale Brave FAO Clare Bishop Sambrook IFAD Cecile De Mauleon IDLO Maria Hartl IFAD Susan Kaaria FAO Regina Laub FAO Andrea Luciani FAO Christiane Monsieur FAO Dominique Mortera FAO Pia Richardson IDLO Erica Roggio Bioversity Silvia Sperandini IFAD Libor Stloukal FAO
Table A2: List of WFP Taskforce members Name Division Cristina Ascone PGM Soley Asgeirsdottir GEN Nathalie Boillon PGBC Helen Clarke PGM Dario Conte RMMH Vichi De Marchi PGM Valeria Di Francescantonio WFP Italia Jonathan Dumont PGM Mariam Garofalo PGBC Elisa Grifoni RMM Katharina Gola PGBC Jane Howard PGM Dina Jerokvic RMMI Francesca Lotti RMMI Rina Manzo RMM Kawinzi Muiu GEN Rashad Nelms OED Martin Penner PGM Shati Rahman GEN Adele Rosetti WFP Italia Gianluca Sacco RMMI Veronique Sainte- Luce GEN Laura Santucci OED Rein Skullerud PGM Harriet Spanos PGBC Corrine Woods PGM
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Annex B: Final Programme and Concept Note of IWD 2016
TIME Segment/ Participants 10.00- 10.05 Musical performance of “Adiemus” by St. Stephen’s Choir
10.05-10.10 Welcome remarks by Ms. Ertharin Cousin, WFP Executive Director
10.10-10.15 Introduction of programme by Ms. Corinne Woods, WFP Director of Communications
10.15-10.20 Presentation of IFAD video on the issue of Fighting Poverty with Equality – Project in Rwanda
10.20-10.25 Remarks from Ms. Josefina Stubbs, IFAD Associate Vice-President, Strategy and Knowledge
Development
10.25-10.30 Presentation of WFP video on the issue of recruitment
10.30-11.00
Panel discussion: Building the momentum for the implementation of the Sustainable Development
Goals 1, 2, 5 and 17 by moderated by Ms. Corinne Woods
Panelists:
Her Excellency Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner-Klée, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
Guatemala, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Rome-Based Agencies, and President of
the World Food Programme Executive Board
Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Dr. Hope Sadza, Founder and Vice Chancellor of the Women University in Africa
Ms. Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, Founder of SoleRebels
Ms. Emanuela Saporito, Architect, PhD in spatial planning and urban development; First-prize winner
“Progetti delle Donne”, WE – Women for Expo 2015”
Dr. Martin Bloem, WFP Senior Nutrition Advisor
11.00-11.20
Interventions from the floor, moderated by Ms. Corinne Woods
Question-and-Answer session
Summary of critical success factors required to achieve Planet 50:50
11.20-11.25 Presentation of FAO Video on the issue of access to water and land- Dimitra Clubs, in Niger
11.25-11.30
Closing remarks from Ms. Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General, Coordinator for Natural
Resources
11.30-11.33 Thank you from the ED
11.33 -11.35 Music
11.35-12.30 Reception in the Peace Garden
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Concept Note WHEN: Tuesday, 8 March 2016: Time 10.00–12.30
WHERE: WFP Rome Headquarters Auditorium
1. 2016 marks the 70th year since the establishment of the Commission on the Status of Women. To celebrate 2016 International Women’s Day, the Rome-based-agencies (RBAs) will host an event to demonstrate their commitment to empowering food-insecure women as a means to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 2, 5 and 17. In accordance with the priority theme of the Commission on the Status of Women, the International Women’s Day celebration in Rome will be centred on the key topic of “Women Empowerment and its link to sustainable development”. The event will provide future-oriented solutions and showcase specific examples of how RBAs, partners and allies from all sectors – public, private, non-profit, civil society, men, women and youth- can contribute to achieving gender equality. Speakers for the event will furthermore highlight the associated challenges in achieving gender equality and sustainable development. The event will contribute to the ongoing discussion among development and humanitarian actors on how to support women and girls working in agriculture in both urban and rural areas, to eradicate hunger and reach gender equality by 2030.
2. The SDGs constitute the most important internationally agreed framework for achieving sustainable development across the globe – a vision of a fairer, more prosperous and peaceful world. The SDGs will guide the actions of UN Member States, UN agencies and other development partners over the next 15 years.
3. Four SDGs correspond more specifically to the RBA mandates: SDG 1 – End poverty in all its
forms everywhere; SDG 2 – End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and
promote sustainable agriculture; SDG 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women
and girls and SDG 17- Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global
partnership for sustainable development. SDG 5 is critical to achieve SDG 1 and 2, as without
gender equality and empowerment of women and girls we cannot achieve zero hunger.
Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is the key to increasing agricultural
productivity and natural resources management, and to building resilience of the most
vulnerable populations. In order to achieve gender equality, SDG 5, also addresses issues
such as violence against women, harmful practices, economic resources and opportunities,
policy and legislations as specific targets.
4. By adopting the SDGs, the international community has highlighted the importance of
‘leaving no one behind’ in order to eradicate hunger and strengthen food and nutrition
security. However, across all regions, women and girls still face significant discrimination in
access to precious resources and economic opportunities in agriculture compared to their male counterparts. The persistence of gender-based inequalities limits rural women’s and
girls’ potential as farmers, producers, care providers, entrepreneurs and agents of change.
Emergencies can transform gender roles; in general, they tend to exacerbate existing gender
and social inequalities. During food security crises, urban and rural women often take on
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increasing responsibilities, which are not always associated with increases in power within
the household or community.
5. Empowering women and girls economically and socially makes them more likely to avoid
poverty, stay food-secure, and increases employment and social opportunities. Moreover,
when women occupy their rightful place as equal members of society alongside men, they
improve the wellbeing of their children and significantly contribute to agricultural
production. Empowering rural and urban women and girls is key to achieving all the other
SDGs and in ending hunger and poverty.
6. WFP will host the celebration on behalf of the RBAs. Organization of the event will be shared
with FAO and IFAD.
Suggested Topics: This year the event will reflect on the Commission on the Status of Women on
CSW’s 60th session and focus on ‘Women’s empowerment and its link to
sustainable development’. The event will contribute to the ongoing debate on
how to support women and girls in order to eradicate hunger by 2030:
i. Build the momentum for the effective implementation of the new
Sustainable Development Goals #1, 2, 5 and 17; and other existing
commitments on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and
women’s human rights.
ii. Women and girls in crisis situations- a better understanding of how
crises affect differently women and men leads to more effective and
better designed interventions, targeting gender-differentiated
vulnerabilities.
Participants:
RBAs executives leaders; women/men leaders from around the world- civil society, We-Women for Expo government, academia, NGOs, private sector, youth leaders/students.
Audience: Members of the Board- FAO/IFAD/WFP; staff- RBAs- other UN, NGO,
government representatives, academia, women groups, students civil society, private sector, etc.
Engagement: A coordinated strategic communications campaign will amplify
messaging on Planet 50:50 before, during and after the event; staff from all three agencies as well as the general public to pose questions via social media.
Moderator: Corinne Woods
Outcomes: The event will:
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Educate and inspire the audience and women and men throughout the world
to take stock of their contributions to the SDGs and Zero Hunger and the
challenges women must overcome along the way:
iv. Demonstrate high-level support for Planet 50:50 as a vehicle for
eradicating poverty and achieving Zero Hunger;
v. Identify actions to accelerate progress to reach 50/50 gender equality by
2030, particularly for the most-affected people in the most fragile places.
vi. Inspire mobilization of new groups and partners to contribute to
achievements of SDGs #1, 2, 5 and 17.
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Annex C: Biographies of Panelists and Key Speakers
Panelists Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu (Ethiopia)
Entrepreneur, Founder of soleRebels Alemu is an Ethiopian entrepreneur and the founder of soleRebels:
the world’s fastest-growing African footwear brand and the only WFTO
Fair Trade footwear company in the world.
Alemu is also the founder of Republic of Leather, a luxury leather
brand and is planning on expanding her business empire, by marketing
Ethiopian coffee under her newest brand ‘Garden of Coffee’ which is supposed to
launch in 2016.
soleRebels has been expanding rapidly and today exports to 45 countries, with
targets to reach 50 soleRebels retails stores across the United States by 2019 and 500
worldwide by 2022.
Alemu was selected in 2011 as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum
and was the first female African Entrepreneur to address the Clinton Global Initiative.
In 2013, CNN named Alemu as one of the 12 greatest female entrepreneurs of the last
century.
Alemu is also a founding board member of the African Innovation Foundation which
works to increase the prosperity of Africans by catalysing the innovation spirit in
Africa.
Alemu also serves as an UNDP Goodwill Ambassador for Entrepreneurship and is an
advisory board member of the Green Industry Platform, convened by the United
National Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the UN Environment
Programme (UNEP).
Alemu is a graduate of Unity University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and recently
completed a doctorate in commerce from Jimma University.
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Martin Bloem (The Netherlands)
World Food Programme (WFP) Senior Nutrition Advisor, UNAIDS Global Coordinator
Dr. Martin W. Bloem is WFP’s Senior Nutrition Advisor and the
UNAIDS Global Coordinator.
Bloem has more than two decades of experience in nutrition research
and policy in developing countries.
He served as the country director of the US-based NGO, Hellen Keller
International (HKI), in Bangladesh and Indonesia and served as regional director for
the Asia-Pacific region.
Bloem was involved in the conception and expansion of national vitamin A capsule
(VAC) programs in Bangladesh and Indonesia, the very first countries to roll this out
in 1980’s. To date, approximately 100 countries implement VAC programs at national
levels, helping increase child survival rates
Bloem became the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Helen Keller
International in 2003.
Bloem has been responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of
policy documents on HIV AIDS (2010) and Nutrition (2012).
Bloem hold a medical degree from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands and a
doctorate from the University of Maastricht, Netherlands.
Bloem is a faculty member at both John Hopkins Bloomberg School for Public Health
and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University.
Dr. Agnes Kalibata (Rwanda)
President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) As President of AGRA, Dr. Kalibata leads the organization’s efforts to
build a food secure and prosperous Africa through rapid sustainable
agricultural growth and sustainable development.
AGRA works with both the private and public sector, to improve the
productivity and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers.
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Prior to joining AGRA in September 2014, Dr. Kalibata was Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture
and Animal Resources (MINAGRI).
Dr. Kalibata has held other several other leadership positions, including Permanent Secretary
of Ministry of Agriculture and Deputy Vice Chancellor of University of Rwanda. Kalibata also
worked for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Uganda, and various other
agricultural development organizations.
Dr. Kalibata sits on various boards including the International Fertilizer Development
Corporation (IFDC), Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, the Strategic Advisory
Council of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Sustainable Trade
Initiative (IDH).
Dr. Kalibata holds a doctorate in entomology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Emanuela Saporito (Italy)
Architect and Social Entrepreneur
Saporito along with her partner (Elena Carmagnani) were first prize
winners of the “Progetti delle donne”- an award launched by We-Women
for Expo and Padiglione Italia to promote female entrepreneurial talent.
Saporito and Carmagnani’s project ‘Orti Alti’ was focused on creating a
start- up that manages and promotes community gardens on rooftops in
Turin and surroundings, with the aim of creating environment friendly spaces for
communities.
In 2011, Saporito was a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and
the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Saporito holds a PhD from the Polytechnic University of Milan in spatial planning and
urban development.
Professor Hope Sadza (Zimbabwe)
Founder and Founding Vice Chancellor of the Women University in Africa Dr. Sadza’s first formal foray into education began in 1964 as a school
teacher. In 2003, Sadza founded Women’s University in Africa (WUA), the
first of its kind in Zimbabwe and the region. WUA has become a beacon of
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hope to thousands of women who cannot be absorbed into conventional universities.
WUA has an enrolment of 2,000 students, with a ratio of approximately 80 percent women to
20 percent men. Mindful of the challenges that women face in creating economic
opportunities for themselves, the university offers programmes that nurture and promote
entrepreneurship.
Previously Sadza worked for the Zimbabwean government, serving as Commissioner of the
Public Service Review Commission and Zimbabwe’s Parastatals’ Commissioner.
Sadza was one of the founding Directors of the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration
& Management (ZIPAM) and sits on seven executive boards, including Barclays Bank and
Delta Corporation.
Dr. Sadza’s widely published research has focused on gender issues and the role women play
in social and economic reforms.
Over the course of her career, Sadza has received several awards in recognition of her
outstanding work towards empowering women through education.
In 2014, Sadza was inducted into the Women Heritage Society Hall of Fame. Other women to
be inducted into the Hall of Fame include Hilary Clinton and Angela Merkel.
Dr. Sadza holds a holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of
Missouri and was the recipient of the Western World, the Fulbright Scholarship for the
academic year 2009-2010. She also holds a PhD in Public administration from University of
Zimbabwe.
Stephanie Hochstetler Skinner-Klée (Guatemala)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala to the Republic of Italy and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Rome-Based Agencies, 2016 President of the WFP Executive Board H.E. Ms. Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner-Klée served in various Foreign Service
positions for the Government of Guatemala in Paris, France, including as Cultural
Attaché and at the Permanent Representation to UNESCO, as well as in Geneva,
Switzerland, at the Permanent Mission to UN, before her appointment as
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Guatemala to Honduras in
March 2010.
Ambassador Hochstetter Skinner-Klée was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Guatemala to the Republic of Italy in May 2013, and
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subsequently, in June 2013 Permanent Representative to the FAO, WFP and IFAD, acting as
Governor for Guatemala on IFAD’s Board. Also in May 2013, she was appointed
Commissioner General for Guatemala to the Expo Milano 2015 to lead and coordinate
Guatemala’s participation in the World’s Fair.
In February 2014 she was elected Vice-President of the Italo-Latin American Institute and in
February 2015 she was elected President, an office she continues to hold. In January 2014,
she was elected representative of List C (Latin America and the Caribbean) on WFP’s
Executive Board Bureau, and subsequently in May 2015 was re-elected to the Bureau as Vice-
President, representing List C. In February 2016, she was elected President of the WFP
Executive Board.
From 2011 to 2012, Ambassador Hochstetter Skinner-Klée served on the Board of Directors
of the Asociación Internacional Pro Honduras, as Spokesperson for Central America. She has
received several awards including the Order of Merit of the French Republic, as Officer of the
Order, in recognition of her work with the Guatemalan Embassy in Paris, and the Silver Grand
Cross Badge of the Order of Francisco Morazán by the President of the Republic of Honduras
for her work in the country (June 2013).
Speakers from the Rome Based Agencies
Ertharin Cousin (U.S.A)
World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director
Ertharin Cousin began her tenure as the twelfth Executive Director of
the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on 5 April 2012.
Cousin brings more than twenty-five years of national and
international non-profit, government, and corporate leadership
experience focusing on hunger, food, and resilience strategies. Cousin
guides WFP in meeting urgent food needs while championing longer-term solutions to food
insecurity and hunger.
As the leader of the world’s largest humanitarian organization with 14,000 staff serving 80
million beneficiaries in 75 countries, she is an exceptional advocate for improving the lives of
hungry people worldwide, and travels extensively to raise awareness of food insecurity and
chronic malnutrition.
In 2009, Cousin was confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and
Agriculture in Rome.
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Previously, Cousin served as White House Liaison to the State Department, during which time
she was appointed to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development, and
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Feeding America.
A Chicago native, Cousin is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the
University of Georgia Law School.
Maria Helena Semedo (Cape Verde)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Deputy Director-General, Coordinator for Natural Resources Ms. Semedo started her career in 1984 as an Economist for the
Ministry of Planning and Cooperation, Planning Department, Praia.
Previously she has held roles as Economist/Coordinator for the
Organization and Methods Department, Bank of Cape Verde and as
Secretary of State for Fisheries.
In 1993, Semedo was appointed Minister for Fisheries, Agriculture and Rural Affairs. In 1995,
she became Minister for Marine Affairs and in 1998 she was appointed Minister for Tourism,
Transportation and Marine Affairs in Cape Verde.
Semedo has also served as Coordinator of the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought
Control in the Sahel.
Semedo joined FAO in 2003 as the FAO Representative in Niger. In October 2008, Ms. Semedo
was appointed Deputy Regional Representative for Africa and Subregional Coordinator for
West Africa.
In 2009, Semedo was appointed FAO Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative for
Africa.
Semedo holds an M.Sc. in Economics from the ‘Instituto Superior de Economia’, Lisbon,
Portugal.
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Josefina Stubbs (Dominican Republic)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Associate Vice-President and Chief Development Strategist, Strategy and Knowledge Department Ms. Josefina Stubbs has over 25 years of experience in the areas of
development and management, gained through her work at national,
private and multilateral development agencies.
Prior to joining IFAD, Ms. Stubbs worked with the World Bank where
she held various positions in the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean Division
In addition, Stubbs also worked for over a decade for Oxfam UK and for the Dominican
Republic’s Ministry of Agriculture.
Stubbs holds a PhD in Political Science and International Development from the Institute of
Social Studies in Holland.
Speakers from the floor Elena Incisa di Camerana
Regional Program Manager, Latin America, the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) Ms. Incisa di Camerana is an Italian lawyer and has extensive
experience in project management and judicial matters, having begun her
career as a consultant for several international law firms specializing in
commercial law, civil law, and litigation.
Prior to joining IDLO in 2006, Incisa di Camerana was involved in immigration issues and
asylum applications for the International Social Service, providing legal and technical
assistance on the status of refugees.
Throughout her career at IDLO, Incisa di Camerana has focused on both francophone Africa
and Latin America, and was appointed Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean
in 2014. In this capacity she is responsible for the development and implementation of
innovative and complex programs, and acts as a focal point between the relevant field program
teams and headquarters for IDLO programs in Latin America.
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Incisa di Camerana recently participated in the Third World Conference of Women’s Shelters
held in The Hague from 3-6 November 2015, where she presented the side event on “Access to
Justice and Rights for Women in Latin America”.
M. Ann Tutwiler (U.S.A)
Director-General of Bioversity International
M. Ann Tutwiler is the Director General of Bioversity International, an
international research for development organization that is a member of
the CGIAR Consortium.
As the Director General, Tutwiler is responsible for leading Bioversity
International, forging effective reserarch partnerships and overseeing the
organization’s strategic priorities and reserach agenda
Tutwiler has almost 30 years of experience in the agricultural policy and development,
working in the public and private sectors. Tutwiler served as Deputy Director General,
Knowledge at FAO from Janauary 2011 through November 2012, where she coordinated the
development of cohesive Rome food agency positions on Rio+20 for FAO, IFAD, WFP and
Bioversity International.
Tutwiler has worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and served as Senior Advisor of
International Affairs for the U.S. Agency for International Development. She also worked for
the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and co-founded a global think tank on agricultural
trade policy.
Tutwiler was a Government Relations Director for a multinational agribusiness firm for 10
years.
Tutwiler holds a master’s degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University and a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College. She holds certificates in
Agribusiness from Purdue University and INSEAD.
Monica Biagiotti, (Italy)
MasterCard, Head of Marketing- Europe
Biagiotti is SVP Head of Europe Marketing for MasterCard.
Working with the company for 20 years, she has held positions in both sales
and marketing and developed a deep knowledge of the issues related to
electronic payments.
Biagiotti was country manager of MasterCard Italy, Head of Marketing for
Southern Europe and Head of Marketing for Wester Europe, introducing the
advertising campaign “Priceless”.
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Before joining MasterCard, she worked five years for the Italian Banking Association in
Division Payment Systems, supporting the launch of electronic banking receipt produce
(RIBA).
Biagiatti is most proud of the Priceless Causes Program launched in partnership with WFP; it
functionsin more than 15 countries and aims to link card payments with school meal
donations. Moderator
Corinne Woods (U.K)
World Food Programme (WFP) Director-Communications Division
Ms. Corinne Woods became the Director of the Communications
Division of the World Food Programme (WFP) in October 2015.
Prior to joining WFP, she served as Director of the UN Millennium
Campaign, which supports citizens’ efforts to hold their governments
accountable for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Previously, she worked at UNICEF as Senior Adviser on the HIV/AIDS Global Campaign
Coordination and as Chief of Advocacy and Partnerships in India, the agency’s largest country
operation.
She has also served as a Senior Advisor on the United Nations Special Session on Children, a
General Assembly meeting focused on gaining new commitments for children from
governments.
From 1994-1999, Corinne served as Head of Communication for Save the Children UK.
Woods holds a degree in philosophy from the University of Leicester in the UK.
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Annex D(1): IWD Video Links IFAD Video: https://www.yousendit.com/download/ZWJWWWVxZy9PSHg3czhUQw
FAO Video- Longer Version (not the version that was projected): http://www.fao.org/gender/gender-home/gender-resources/gender-videos/gender-videosdet/en/c/294775/ Program that reads the links: http://www.google.it/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjC8_rr6J_LAhXp_nIKHU65AMAQjBAIJDAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.videolan.org%2Fvlc%2Fdownload-windows.html&usg=AFQjCNGwLHqJJSvst00cViLvkkzy0t7Tdg Additional Links: WFP- 30 second PSA made for International Women’s Day- https://youtu.be/680g3shB7f4 A Salute to Syrian Women - https://youtu.be/_PMgixPuyWI
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Annex D (2): Sample Photographs from IWD 2016 **All photos credits go to: WFP/Rein Skullerud**
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