The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has commended African leaders for presenting and approving the implementation strategy and road map for the 2014 Malabo declaration on ending hunger.
The director-general, José Graziano da Silva who attended an African Union (AU) summit last Friday which focuses on a continent-wide commitment by governments to end hunger by 2025, and also on efforts to boost the role of women in achieving prosperity in Africa.
Heads of State and of Governments meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, were expected to discuss the AU’s 2014 Malabo Declaration on ending hunger. A roadmap and implementation strategy to achieve this was launched earlier last week by the AU’s Commission together with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
“My presence at the AU summit, where the Malabo implementation strategy and road map have been presented and approved by Heads of State, is crucial for FAO,” said Graziano da Silva. “We have accompanied the AU and NEPAD since the beginning of this journey, and will continue to do so until we get a hunger free Africa with the participation of key stakeholders governments, private sector, civil society, youth and women.”
