WCC NEWS: Discussion will explore the global food crisis, responses—and the latest innovations

A hybrid-style event, "Global Food Crisis and the Responses – A comprehensive update and discussion,” to be held in Rome on 14 December will update the civil society and faith communities on the latest status of the food crisis and the need for policy responses at local, national, and global levels. Vegetable vendor Sansi in the suburbs of Arusha. Photo: Gregg Brekke/WCC 12 December 2022 People from communities that have faced hunger will share insights into their resilience, the challenges they face, and their innovations and successes. The programme will bring succinct reports from all over the world related to the growing numbers of people facing food insecurity. Co-organized by the World Council of Churches and the Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples' Mechanism, the discussion will prepare participants for the 50th Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security, which is reconvening in Rome on 19 December. The webinar will be in English with simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. Speakers will include: Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, the Director of Public Witness and Diakonia will welcome the gathering. Dr David Nabarro, co-lead, UN Global Crisis Response Group and special envoy of WHO director general for COVID-19 André Luzzi (HIC, Brazil), co-coordinator of the CSIPM Global Food Governance working group Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith, WCC president from North America Please register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdOyurz4qGNGxDWQVIPHWoFgs_T-l8H-i See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 352 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC acting general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, from the Orthodox Church in Romania.  Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland