Eradicating hunger: A political will

Excellency, Chairman of the 39th FAO Conference, Mr Ropati, my dear friend José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of FAO, my dear friend Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile, my dear friend His Excellency Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali, His Excellency Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji, dear friend His Excellency Domingos Simões Pereira, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau and dear friend His Excellency Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Dear friends, Ministers, Heads of State, Delegates to the 39th Conference and dear brothers and sisters, I would like to thank you all for the honour of being invited by FAO to its 39th Conference to deliver a lecture paying homage to Frank McDougall, one of the great inspirers of this Organization, who fought for the cause of food in the world.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Zero Hunger