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A letter from José Graziano da Silva
December 23, 2011. São Paulo, Brazil.
Dear Friends,
As 2011 approaches its end, I would like to send all of you my best wishes for peaceful and reinvigorating holidays, close to your family and friends. (more…)
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FAO Director-General Elect receives Doctor Honoris Causa
Uberlandia, Brazil, December 20, 2011. The Zero Hunger programme contributed to lift 28 million people out of poverty between 2003 and 2010, said former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a message read at the ceremony in which FAO Director-General Elect José Graziano da Silva received the Doctor Honoris Causa from the Federal University of Uberlandia.
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South-South, North-South: expanding cooperation
December 14, 2011. Rome, Italy. FAO Director-General Elect José Graziano da Silva said, at the closing ceremony of the Global South-South Development Expo, hosted by the Organization, that his aim is to arrive “at a situation in which South-South Cooperation becomes regarded as an entirely normal aspect of FAO’s technical cooperation and policy advisory work”.
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Graziano da Silva presents roadmap for FAO
December 2, 2011. Rome, Italy. In a statement to a full house at the 143rd Session of the FAO Council, the Organization’s Director-General Elect José Graziano da Silva presented a roadmap for his term that begins in January 2012.
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Graziano da Silva ends his term at FAO Regional Office
Santiago, Chile. December 1, 2011. José Graziano da Silva ended this week his term as Regional Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations for Latin America and the Caribbean, a position that he held from March 2006.
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Building consensus for food security
November 25, 2011 – The Director-General Elect of the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, highlighted the role of society in the fight against hunger and for social inclusion, during the 4th National Conference on Food Security and Nutrition in Brazil, held this month in Salvador, Bahia.
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Graziano da Silva calls for interagency cooperation in the fight against hunger
Santiago de Chile, November 2, 2011 – Inter-agency cooperation is important for the fight against hunger, said the Director-General elect of the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), José Graziano da Silva.
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Appointment of the Director-General by the FAO Conference in 2011
At its Thirty-seventh session to be held in Rome from 25 June to 2 July 2011, the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will appoint the Director-General of FAO for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 July 2015.
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Graziano da Silva presents his programme for FAO
Rome, Italy, April 13, 2011. During the 141º Sessions of the FAO Council, José Graziano da Silva presented his programme for the Organization. Graziano da Silva explained the pillars his candidacy is based on and highlighted his dedication to agriculture, rural development and food security; his knowledge of the organization; and Brazil’s success in fighting hunger and poverty.
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Graziano Da Silva / Biography
José Graziano da Silva has had a distinguished professional career in the fields of food security, agriculture, and rural development. Of particular note is his seminal contribution as Brazil’s Extraordinary Minister of Food Security and Fight Against Hunger, in charge of the implementation of the ”Zero Hunger” Program (“Fome Zero”).
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