Improved nutrition - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Improved nutrition:
between cooperation
and humanitarian aid
Contacts
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September 11, 2015
Cripta Aula Magna
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Largo A. Gemelli, 1 - Milano
Conference
www.unicatt.it
September 11, 2015 Cripta Aula Magna
About 805 million people in the world, or one in nine, suffer
from hunger, according to The State of Food Insecurity in
the World released on September 2014 by FAO, IFAD and
WFP. The overall trend in hunger reduction in developing
countries means that the Millennium Development Goal
(MDG) of halving the proportion of undernourished people
by 2015 is within reach, “if appropriate and immediate
efforts are stepped up” the report said. With the number
of undernourished people remaining “unacceptably high”,
the agency heads stressed the need to renew the political
commitment to tackle hunger and to transform it into
concrete actions. Dedicating a special emphasis on this
crucial thematic, the conference wants to offer an overview on
international aid and how different actors play a relevant role
in the humanitarian field. The scientific event aims to answer
to the following questions: which are the main features of
humanitarian aid, nowadays? Is it still responding to humanity,
neutrality, impartiality and independence criteria or is it more
and more similar to cooperation interventions? What makes
a difference between cooperation and solidarity? How has
the role of NGOs changed following to the growing interests
of the private sector in CSR and following to the entrance
of Universities as powerful players in international solidarity?
9:30
The conference will be structured in three different sections,
two more frontal with five lectures run by spokespeople
from National and International Organizations, UN Agencies
and EU. In the afternoon a more interactive section will be
organized with three round tables on the role of different
actors in solidarity and humanitarian aid.
Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO)
The event’s main objective is to compare cooperation
institutional aspect run by States at supranational level
through European Union, International Organizations and
UN Agencies such as FAO and World Health Organization
(WHO) with solidarity approach adopted by a variety of
different actors: Universities, private sector and multinational
enterprises and civil society organizations such as NGOs.
Welcome Coffee
10:00
14:15
Round table 1
Food and drug. The role of industries
Moderator: Pier Sandro COCCONCELLI, Professor
Opening
of Food Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Franco ANELLI, Rector, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Giancarlo CARATTI, Deputy Commissioner General
Gianemilio STERN, Corporate Planning & Special Project
Director, Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.p.A
of the EU Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015
Silvio FERRARI, President of Cargill Italia
10:20
Question time
International cooperation vs. solidarity
Moderator: Roberto CAUDA, Director of the Center
for International Solidarity, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Keynote: Claus SØRENSEN, Senior Adviser on Resilience,
Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response in the European
Political Strategy Centre (CEPS)
10:50
The role of European Union in cooperation
Roberto RIDOLFI, Director Sustainable Growth
and Development, European Commission - International
Cooperation and Development
11:10
The role of the UN Agencies in cooperation
Piero CONFORTI, Senior Statistician (Economist),
11:30
The role of international public
health institutions
Giuliano GARGIONI, Senior Medical Officer,
Global TB Programme, World Health Organization (WHO)
Question time
15:00
Round table 2
Education and Solidarity: the role
of Universities
Moderator: Simona BERETTA, Professor of International
Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Gian Battista PARIGI, President of the Centre
for International Cooperation and Development (CICOPS),
University of Pavia
Andrea VIGEVANI, Institute for University Co-operation
ONLUS (ICU)
Vladimír KR MÉRY, Rector Emeritus and CEO
of St. Elisabeth University of Health and Social Sciences,
Bratislava
Question time
16:00
Round table 3
Civil society and Solidarity.
The role of NGOs
Moderator: Marco LOMBARDI, Professor of Sociology,
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Attilio ASCANI, General Director, FOCSIV
Marco URAGO, Responsible for Emergency Projects
at Italian Development Cooperation in Herat, 2008-2010
Leon PROP, Director, Red Cross EU Office
12:15
Solidarity vs. international cooperation
Question time
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
17:00
Question time
Roberto CAUDA, Director of the Center for International
Keynote: H.E. Card. Peter K. A. TURKSON, President of the
13:00 Light
Lunch
Conclusion
Solidarity, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore