Ruto to open global hunger summit as Nairobi hosts 250 MPs from 100 parliaments
President William Ruto will open the Third Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition at Parliament Buildings on Monday. Kenya is the first African country to host the two-day meeting, The Star reported.
President William Ruto will open a global summit of lawmakers on hunger and malnutrition in Nairobi on Monday, The Star reported. More than 250 legislators from over 100 national parliaments are expected. Ruto is scheduled to open the meeting at 10 am in the National Assembly Chamber. The Third Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition runs on November 16 and 17 at Parliament Buildings. It is organised jointly by the Parliament of Kenya, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). Development partners, civil society groups, private sector players and other stakeholders will also attend. The theme is "Legislating for Resilient Agrifood Systems and Zero Hunger in a Changing Climate". Talks will cover three areas. These are the right to food through inclusive development and social justice, access to healthy diets, and sustainable agrifood systems. Organisers say the aim is to turn political commitments into laws, budgets and parliamentary oversight. In practice, that means pressure on governments to fund food production and nutrition. National…
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