On March 11, 2025, representatives of InfoCons are participating in the meeting organized by Consumers International and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ahead of World Consumer Rights Day. Hosted on Zoom, this session will bring together key voices to explore how all consumers have the right to good food.
Discussions will focus on how over one-third of the global population cannot afford a healthy diet, and almost one-in-ten are going hungry. Environmental crisis will increase these numbers, reminding us that sustainable lifestyles need to meet our needs as well as those of the planet.
This session will explore how action on sustainable lifestyles, starting from the consumers’ essential right to good food for all, offers a coherent solution to these interconnected challenges.
Speakers during this session will include:
- Stefanos Fotiou, Director, United Nations Food Systems Coordination Hub
- Geeta Sethi, Global Lead, Food Systems, World Bank Group
- Juan Echanove, Right to Food Lead, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Rose Mpofu, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Council of Zimbabwe
- Ricardo Campante Vale, Advisor, Institute of Applied Economic Research, Government of Brazil
- Shelly Sundberg, Director, Adaptive and Equitable Food Systems, Gates Foundation
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