UN / FAO EU PRESSER

The UN Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Union (EU) today signed an agreement of a 70-million-Euros contribution by the EU to the Global Network against Food Crises (GNFC). UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:57
• Production Date: 25 September 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: EUROPEAN COMMISSION; FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO
• Subject Topical: FOOD SECURITY; HUNGER
• MAMS Id: 2244464
• Parent Id: 2244464
• Alternate Title: unifeed180925m

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STORY: UN / FAO EU PRESSER
TRT: 0 :57
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE : 25 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
2. Wide shot, press briefing room, signing of the agreement
3. SOUNDBITE (English) José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):
“Our work together reflects on the issue of building peace, bringing more stability to the people in difficult areas. It is part of the long-term work of FAO and the European Union.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):
“Our work together reflects on the issue of building peace, bringing more stability to the people in difficult areas. It is part of the long-term work of FAO and the European Union.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

The UN Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Union (EU) today signed an agreement of a 70-million-Euros contribution by the EU to the Global Network against Food Crises (GNFC).

The European Commission and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have strengthened their partnership to boost the resilience of millions of people struggling with severe and often prolonged or recurrent food crises around the world. The agreement for 70 million euros contribution was signed by Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, and the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, José Graziano da Silva today (25 Sep) in New York.

SOUNDBITE (English) José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):
“Our work together reflects on the issue of building peace, bringing more stability to the people in difficult areas. It is part of the long-term work of FAO and the European Union.”

The EU contribution comes at a time when conflict and extreme climatic events are on the rise, leaving millions of people hungry and forcing a record number of people — 68 million,— to leave their land and homes. Over 120 million people in 51 countries were affected by acute food insecurity in 2017 — that's 11 million more people than the year before. Acute food insecurity means hunger so severe that it poses an immediate threat to lives or livelihoods.

SOUNDBITE (English) Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development:
“It is really about improving global dialogue, coordination and responses to food crises. And it is about ensuring that no one is hungry or left behind.”

The European Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization and UN World Food Programme launched the Global Network against Food Crises at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. Having begun with three founding partners two years ago, the Network is expanding and aims to become the engine behind promoting closer coordination between humanitarian and development agencies and peace actors.

This agreement builds on previous successful EU-FAO partnerships and interventions, and is a testimony to the organizations' continued efforts to build resilience to food crises for all – at family, community and country level.