Food And Peace: Evidence, Challenges And Opportunities

Exploring the relationship between food security and peace, this dialogue will discuss available evidence and research of the link between food security, peace and conflict, as well as ongoing initiatives to expand the evidence base and devise a systematic method to measure peace contributions. Challenges and gaps in knowledge will be identified and discussed and next steps will be identified. Food and Peace: Evidence, Challenges and Opportunities is the second in a series of dialogue meetings co-hosted by the Nobel Peace Center and the World Food Programme, the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. With: Betty Bigome, Special Envoy to the Peace Process in South Sudan and former Minister, Uganda Comfort Ero, Interim Vice President & Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group Dan Smith, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Valerie Guarnieri, Assistant Executive Director, UN World Food Programme Steven Were Omamo, Representative and Country Director, UN World Food Programme Ethiopia Moderator: Kjersti Fløgstad, Executive Director, Nobel Peace Center, Oslo Our series “Exploring the Nobel Peace Prize” is supported by Yara International