Chairwoman Activities
Nobel laureate heads for Oslo to join Fix the Food
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist, Tawakkol Karman has participated in an international conference on food and peace, organized by the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo.
During the conference, the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), David Beasley, has provided an insight into The situation of hungry people around the world after one year of receiving the award by WFP.
A long with her counterpart from East Timo, José Ramos-Horta, Mrs. Tawakkol Karman has discussed how food can contribute to peace and stability. In his part, Colombia's former President Juan Manuel Santos has shared his experience with the role of food security in peacebuilding.
The speakers also included researchers Johan Rockström from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Dan Smith from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee Susanna Moorehead, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Ambassador Adeoye Bankole, “green chef” Arthur Potts Dawson, and EAT's Gunhild Stordalen, who is co-chair of the UN Food Summit. The conference was conducted on 24th of September 2021 directly proceeding the Fix the Food Festival