Event

DIALOGUE MEETING ON FOOD AND PEACE

Cover photo with picture of pregnant woman in desolate surroundings.

Investing in Peace: Advancing the Prevention Agenda is the first in a series of dialogue meetings co-hosted by the Nobel Peace Center and the World Food Programme, the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Time: 21 Apr 2021 13:00 - 14:00
Place: Online

A high-level dialogue discussing the need for a move beyond a reactive model of responding to humanitarian emergencies and conflicts to a proactive, preventative model that secures inclusive approaches and long-term commitment to support and sustain peace.

This event will explore the interrelation between hunger and conflict, food security and peace and the role of food security in building more peaceful societies. It will open with keynote interventions followed by interventions by practitioners to showcase how strategies are being translated into action on the ground.

With:
Flemming Møller Mortensen, Minister for Development Cooperation and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, Denmark
Dag-Inge Ulstein, Minister of International Development, Norway
David Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Programme
Denise Brown, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Central African Republic
Corinne Fleischer, Regional Director, MENA UN World Food Programme

Moderator
Kjersti Fløgstad, Executive Director, Nobel Peace Center

The event will be streamed live from Nobel Peace Center's Facebook and YouTube channels.