2023-06-19 02:21:05
More than 200 parliamentarians from 64 countries participated in the meeting, who pledged to strengthen political commitment and promote concrete initiatives such as legislation, associations and budget allocations that allow progress to improve food security throughout the world.
June 17, 2023, Valparaíso, Chile – The II World Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition closed this Friday in Chile, with a new World Parliamentary Agreement to work for the transformation of agri-food systems and promote the right to adequate food for all.
«This event has shown that the first meeting of parliamentarians of 2018 in Spain was not a coincidence. Today a process has begun in Chile that will continue in other continents. FAO will continue to provide its technical support to legislative actions that contribute to guaranteeing the right to adequate food.”
In the text, more than 200 parliamentarians, 15 presidents and vice-presidents of national and regional parliaments and parliamentary bodies from 64 countries agreed to commit to working for a transition towards sustainable, inclusive, equitable, resilient agri-food systems that lead to the realization of the right to a Adequate food for everyone.
The pact calls for a greater participation and involvement of parliaments to reinforce political commitment, as well as concrete initiatives, legislation, associations and budget allocation, among other actions.
Parliamentarians also committed to measuring their progress by reporting on efforts towards transformation of agrifood systems, including initiatives undertaken and laws adopted.
The text also calls on FAO to assist in the development of technical means to support the implementation of the Compact, such as review of existing data collection and reporting systems; exploring ways to produce global reports; facilitating support and cooperation among parliamentarians; and support for awareness-raising and capacity-building activities.
Finally, the Pact calls on international partners and donors to support these efforts, calls on the Committee on World Food Security to establish a mechanism for the representation of parliamentarians fighting hunger and malnutrition, and to organize a Third World Parliamentary Summit, no later than 2026.
At the end of the meeting, the deputy Carolina Marzán, Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger and Malnutrition of Chile, and host of the event, highlighted: “As a result of the debate and enriching contributions that have been made to the Global Compact that we have worked on this summit, we have verified that the analysis around hunger and malnutrition is known worldwide by all, and for this reason I would like to establish that the existing gender gap in our nations is harmful to advance in more sustainable and sustainable agri-food systems, since that it is women who feed the world.
“As a country, we are proud to have hosted one of the most important world events in terms of sustainable development and food security. It mandates us to comply with a great pact of States for the right to food with a climate and gender perspective,” said the president of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger and Malnutrition of Chile and host of the event, deputy Carolina, at the end of the meeting. Marzan.
For his part, Antón Leis, Director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) declared: “coordination, cooperation and collaboration is essential. Alone we cannot. The solution is not only international cooperation, but also alliance. We have to work together in parliamentary alliances, such as the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, which has been an example for the rest of the world.”
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For two days, parliamentarians from around the world met in Valparaíso to reaffirm the urgency of ending hunger and malnutrition, as part of the global goals, underlining the crucial role they play in transforming agri-food systems through the adoption of laws, the approval of public budgets and the monitoring of the application of public policies and government commitments.
During the thematic sessions and side events, they also identified and shared examples of good practice, in particular in relation to the development of innovative legislation.
The Summit was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the National Congress of Chile and the Government of Chile, and included the support of the European Commission, the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) and the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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