WCC NEWS: WCC moderator to speak on food security at event hosted by Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

World Council of Churches central committee moderator Dr Agnes Abuom will serve as a panel speaker on food security during an event hosted by the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund, based in Canada.  Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC 03 February 2021 The event will occur during International Development Week, which this year has the theme “Go for the Goals,” meaning the Sustainable Development Goals. Abuom will participate in a panel discussion that focuses on how, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, food security has been affected at local, national and international levels. Abuom and other speakers will also explore lessons from 2020 related to the future of development work, and in particular, to food security. More information and registration for the event See more

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