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Thirty-Fifth Session of the Standing Committee on NutritionWorking Group on Nutrition, Ethics and Human RightsDraft Agenda (7 February 2008) Chair: Margret Vidar (FAO)
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| Time | Topic |
| Part I: Opening Chair: Margaret Vidar |
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| 0900-0930 | Welcome, introductions, adoption of the agenda,
report of the meeting Margret Vidar |
| Part II: Task Force Reports Chair: Margaret Vidar |
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| 0930-1015 |
Taskforce on the International Dimensions of
the Right to Food George Kent Past activities, future plans, issues to discuss: Update on Global Obligations for the Right to Food project and proposed recommendations to be adopted by the Working Group |
| 1015-1100 |
Taskforce on the Human Rights Responsibilities of the Corporate Food Sector
Wenche Barth Eide Past activities, future plans, issues to discuss: Update on Sydney Principles, SCN Working Group Statements, articles in SCN News, Ziegler’s report, status of communication with Ruggie, Oslo meeting |
| 1100-1145 |
Taskforce on Capacity Development for Human Rights in Nutrition Wenche Barth Eide Past activities, future plans, issues to discuss: FANUS |
| 1145-1230 |
Taskforce on Defining the Fundamental Right to be Free from Hunger Flavio Valente Past activities, future plans, issues to discuss: Update on a strategy meeting in November 2007, discussion of how to move forward. (Also, right to Nutrition) |
| 1230-1315 |
Taskforce on Indigenous People and the Right to Adequate Food Harriet Kühnlein and Siri Damman Past activities, future plans, issues to discuss: Update on study of “The Human Rights Implications of Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and Policy Recommendations” |
| 1315-1345 | Lunch Break |
| Part III: Accelerating the
Reduction of Maternal and Child Undernutrition Chair: Asako Hattori |
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| 1345-1445 |
Discrimination and Undernutrition (Planning for Tuesday presentation) |
| 1445-1545 |
Any other business a. International nutrition system/SCN review b. 6th Report on the World Nutrition Situation c. Recommendations with regard to Lancet series, Landscape Analysis of Readiness to Act, international nutrition system review, and any other plenary agenda items d. Other |
Tuesday 4 March 2008
Chair: Margret Vidar
| Time | Topic |
| 1700-1705 |
Opening Margaret Vidar |
| 1705-1715 |
Report on Sunday pre-sessional meeting, including WG Task forces Marc Cohen |
| 1715-1725 | Discussion |
| 1725-1815 |
Presentation: Discrimination and Undernutrition Veena Shatrugna, India National Institute of Nutrition |
| 1815-1830 | Discussion and Close |
Thursday 6 March 2008, Melia Hotel
| Time | Topic |
| 0800-0900 |
Launch of Global Obligations for the Right to Food, produced by
WGNEHR’s Task Force on International Dimensions of the Right to Food. The book explores
obligations regarding the right to food of the global community taken as a
whole. George Kent |
United Nations System