{"id":79832,"date":"2016-10-14T04:23:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T02:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/fao-and-the-pan-african-parliament-launch-the-pan-african-parliamentary-alliance-for-food-security-and-nutrition-to-shore-up-food-security-and-nutrition-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2016-10-14T04:23:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T02:23:04","slug":"fao-and-the-pan-african-parliament-launch-the-pan-african-parliamentary-alliance-for-food-security-and-nutrition-to-shore-up-food-security-and-nutrition-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/fao-and-the-pan-african-parliament-launch-the-pan-african-parliamentary-alliance-for-food-security-and-nutrition-to-shore-up-food-security-and-nutrition-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"FAO and the Pan-African Parliament launch the Pan African Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition to shore up Food Security and Nutrition in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/fao-and-the-panafrican-parliament-launch-the-pan-african-parliamentary-alliance-for-food-security-and-nutrition-to-shore-up-food-security-and-nutrition-in-africa?lang=en\">FAO and the Pan-African Parliament launch the Pan African Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition to shore up Food Security and Nutrition in Africa<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed today in Egypt a key Memorandum of Understanding with the Pan-African Parliament, announcing the establishment of the Pan African Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (PAPA-FSN).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This agreement is part of a broad strategy to step a partnership and mobilize key actors in the society with the aim to ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Conveying the message of FAO Director-General to the pan-African parliamentarians from the 54 countries of the African Union, FAO Deputy Director General and Regional Representative for the Neat East and North Africa, Mr. Adessalam Ould Ahmed said that &ldquo;parliamentarians are central to the process of eradicating hunger, and malnutrition&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;You have a crucial role in setting the political and legislative agendas; you are the ones that enact laws; you have a budgetary and oversight role on public spending and public policies and national priorities. You have an incomparable influence on public opinion and on society at large.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He concluded that this alliance is a vivid demonstration by African parliamentarians towards ending hunger and malnutrition. It supports the broader commitment of the African Leaders as outlined in the Malabo Declaration in 2014 for a hunger free Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The president of the pan African Parliament, Roger Nkodo Dang said: &ldquo; our alliance puts the battle against hunger on the right pathway, and I am convinced that FAO is the ideal partner based on its notoriety and determination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to this Agreement, a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) will be put in place, fully aligned with the objectives of the Alliance. 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