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APRC/20/11 - The Committee on World Food Security (CFS): 45 Years of Promoting Food Security and Nutrition through Partnership and Policy Convergence

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5p.

Author Hegadorn, C.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Last updated date 30/07/2020.

Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC)

Meeting symbol APRC/20/11

Meeting Session Number Sess. 35

Meeting date 1-4 September 2020

Meeting location Thimphu, Bhutan

Language English

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