COLOMBO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — Government ministers and delegations from 46 members of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have gathered here for the opening of the 37th ministerial session of the FAO regional conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC37), the FAO said on Monday.
FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu will participate in the four-day forum and will make a statement to the conference on the second day of the APRC37. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is also expected to speak on Tuesday, the FAO said in a statement.
According to the FAO, delegates will participate in several roundtable discussions, including lessons learned from the pandemic and its impact on food security and nutrition, and building resilience through agrifood systems transformation.
