Second Regular Session of the Executive Board

13:15-13:30, Seed to Feed, Lobby

WFP’s Second Regular Session was selected as one of the global venues to hold this exhibition on Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's work. It celebrates the 100 years since the birth of the late founding father and former President of the United Arab Emirates (1971-2004). The exhibition will focus on Sheikh Zayed's role in empowering women's humanitarian relief and belief in ensuring social, economic and environmental sustainability. The Executive Director and the Vice Head of Mission of the United Arab Emirates will preside.

13:30-14:45, Auditorium

The event will reflect on lessons learned in the implementation of SSTC and on the results achieved by the innovative Brazil–WFP partnership, building on the previous and current efforts of the Brazilian Government, the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger, the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, the African Union Commission, etc. Special Guest H.E. Alberto Beltrame, Minister for Social Development, to lead event.

8:30-9:45, Aula I, Aula Delegatis

The side event will include WFP host government representatives and facilitate a discussion on the role of SSTC as a driver for country-led progress on SDG 2 through country demands. The outcome will feed into the draft outcome document of BAPA+40 in Argentina in March 2019.

13:15-14:45, Aula I, Aula Delegatis

Update on the September 2017 Saving lives, building resilience, reforming the system: the UK Government’s Humanitarian Reform Policy (a.k.a Payment By Results)

8:30-9:45, Aula I, Aula Delegatis

The event will stress the importance of social protection in driving zero hunger results; WFP’s added value to national social protection agendas; and highlight the relevance of social protection for ‘the nexus’ and the significant contribution being made by WFP.

13:15-14:45, Auditorium

The event will highlight the Government of Spain’s support in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) both nationally and internationally, with presentations on the partnership between the Spanish Cooperation Agency for International Development (AECID) and the NGO APS (Alianza por la Solidaridad) on joint efforts to end GBV in Palestine, Colombia and to Syrian refugees in Jordan. The FAO/IFAD/WFP/UN-Women Joint Programme Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment (RWEE) projects which lead to a decrease of violence in target communities will also be featured.

8:30-9:45, Aula I, Aula Delegatis

- 8:30-9:15: Staying Ahead of the Curve in the Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and

- 9:15/9:45: Update on the IPC results and the humanitarian response in Yemen.

13:15-14:45, Auditorium

The event will highlight post-harvest initiatives in a variety of countries (e.g., Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Burundi and Sudan) and raise awareness of WFP’s zero food loss work across all activities with a number of government and private sector partners as well as its measurable impact, including empirical, independent evidence, and highlight examples of effective RBA collaboration in this area.