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Udenrigsudvalget 2014-15 (1. samling)
URU Alm.del Bilag 18
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Geneva, 24 October 2014

Office of the

Secretary General

Dear Madam President,

Dear Mr. President,

The Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) will take place from 19 to 21

November 2014 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the

United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. This high-level Conference will be the first world

intergovernmental forum dedicated solely to the global nutrition problems of the twenty-

first century. More information about ICN2 is available on its website at:

www.fao.org/about/meetings/icn2/en/.

Notwithstanding the progress made in many countries, unacceptably high levels of

malnutrition persist. More than a third of the world’s population is adversely affected by

malnutrition, in the form of hunger, “hidden hunger” (micronutrient deficiencies) and the

diet-related non-communicable diseases often associated with obesity. Malnutrition in

developed and developing countries alike impedes the full realization of human potential

and imposes avoidable burdens on families and societies.

The aim of ICN2 is to put nutrition high on international and national development

agendas. By collectively addressing the multiple burdens of malnutrition, the

Conference will endeavor to ensure more effective international cooperation to deal with

these challenges. The ultimate objective is to reach consensus on a global nutrition

framework that will strengthen the commitment of countries to eliminate global hunger

and prevent all forms of malnutrition.

I am pleased to invite members of your parliament who will be in Rome for ICN2 to take

part in the Parliamentary Meeting on the theme

Parliamentarians for better nutrition,

organized by the IPU with the kind sponsorship of the Italian Parliament. The Meeting

will take place on 18 November 2014 at 8:30 a.m. in Rome’s

Sala della Protomoteca

(Campidoglio).

I enclose the draft agenda, the concept note drawn up for the Meeting and the

registration form. I invite your parliament to complete the registration form and return it

to the IPU Secretariat by 8 November 2014.

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Please note that the Parliamentary Meeting will take place before ICN2 and that

registration will not grant access to the Conference itself. In order to attend ICN2, each

delegate will have to register at

http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/icn2/information/registration/en/

where participants

will also find helpful information about accommodation and visa requirements. Such

logistical matters remain the sole responsibility of participants.

I sincerely hope that your parliament will be represented at the Parliamentary Meeting,

preferably by parliamentarians directly involved in food security and nutrition issues.

The IPU looks forward to welcoming them at the Parliamentary Meeting in Rome.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Chungong

Secretary General