NGO FORUM ON FOOD SECURITY
Rome, 11-17 November 1996
Provisional Programme
"THE NGO FORUM SPEAKS TO THE SUMMIT"
11 -13 November 1996
Monday 11 November 1996
09.00 - 16.00: Arrivals and Registration for accredited NGOs
Plenary
17.00 - 19.00 Opening speeches:
International Support Committee
Italian Local Authorities
Italian Organising Committee
FAO
Special Guests
Tuesday 12 November 1996
Plenary
09.00 - 11. 00: Presentation of the NGO Forum Draft Statement to the World
Food Summit - (International Drafting Committee).
Discussion.
11.00 - 11.30: Coffee break
Working Groups
11.30 - 13.00: Drafting Session on the NGO Forum Statement.
13.00 - 15.00: Lunch break
Plenary
15.00 - 17.00 Report from the Working Groups.
17.00 - 17.30 Coffee break
17.30 - 18.30 Discussion.
Wednesday 13 November 1996
09.00 - 13.00 Free Morning.
Drafting Committee Meeting.
Plenary
15.00 - 16.30 Report of the Drafting Committee.
16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 - 18.00 Adoption of the NGO Forum Statement.
" BEYOND THE SUMMIT"
14 - 16 November, 1996
Thursday, 14 November 1996
"Una tierra para vivir"
Workshop I
09.00 - 13.00 Access to land, biodiversity and eradication of poverty
15.00 - 18.00 (promoted by: ITDG,GRAIN,ASPTA).
Workshop II
15.00 - 18.00 Exchange of collaboration experiences between FAO and NGOs
(promoted by: International Support Committee).
Friday 15 November 1996
"Women Day’s"
Workshops
09.00 - 13.00 General framework and analysis of trade globalisation
and food production.
Implications of genetic technology, biotechnology and
patenting (promoted by: ISIS International).
15.00 - 18.00 Women’s alternative on production, distribution and
food trade. Food and culture (promoted by: ISIS International).
Parallel to the Women’s Day programme will take place the following workshop
Workshop
09.00 - 13.00 Impact of Market Liberalisation on Strategies for
15.00 - 17.00 Food Security (promoted by: WEMOS, IATP, CSA).
Saturday 16 November 1996
" Un contract des societés pour la securité alimentaire globale"
Workshop I
09.00 - 13.00 A Global Binding Approach to Food Security: the
Code of Conduct and the Global Convention on Food Security.
Workshop II
09.00 - 13.00 Food for all Campaign (Promoted by ISC - to be confirmed)
Plenary
15.00 - 18.00 Closing Ceremony
Sunday 17 November, 1996
Departures
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