UN support

The United Nations in the Philippines, led by Resident Coordinator Gustavo Gonzalez (second from right), meets with Agriculture Secretary William Dar (center) to convey the UN’s commitment to support national dialogs around the UN Food Systems Summit. Dar was nominated as the Philippines’ national dialog convenor for the UN Summit to be held in September 2021. With Gonzales and Dar are (from left) Alessandro Marini, country director of the International Food and Agricultural Development; Kati Tanninen, country representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization; and Brenda Barton, representative and country director of the World Food Program.