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PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM | WORLD FOOD DAY
13:30 – 14:30 World Disasters Report 2012 –
Press Forced Migration and Displacement
Conference IFRC Global Launch
Room
As an expression of their long-standing partnership, the European Commission’s
Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection – ECHO
will host the launch of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies’ flagship publication, the World Disasters Report 2012. This
year’s 20th edition, which also coincides with ECHO’s 20th anniversary, will
focus on Forced Migration and Displacement. It discusses the contemporary
causes and consequences of forced migration associated with different displacement
situations (conflict, natural hazard, economic development displacement)
and their impact on the health, dignity and rights of migrants. This session
will look at ways to provide support that is designed to empower migrants
and help them become valued members of their communities.
Organised by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies –
IFRC, Red Cross / EU Office – RC EU
16:30 – 17:30 Global Hunger Index 2012
Press
Conference
Room
The Global Hunger Index – GHI measures and tracks hunger globally and by
region and country. Calculated each year, the GHI highlights the successes
and failures in hunger reduction and provides insights into the drivers of hunger.
The 2012 GHI report focuses on how to ensure sustainable food security under
water, land, and energy stress. Recent events underline the scarcity of
resources to produce the world s food. It is increasingly clear that sustainably
feeding 9 billion people will require a much more careful and integrated
approach to the use of land, water, and energy than we currently apply.
Organised by Concern Worldwide,
International Food Policy Research Institute – IFPRI, Welthungerhilfe
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