The livestock sector can contribute directly or indirectly to the achievement of each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the achievement of some of the targets could conflict with the accomplishment of others. It is therefore likely that policy makers will have to trade off gains in some areas with losses in others. To better support the transformation needed in the livestock sector and enhance its contribution to the SDGs, FAO released the “World Livestock global report: Transforming the Livestock Sector through the Sustainable Development Goals” (Rome, October 2018), which examines the sector’s interaction with each of the Goals, as well as the potential synergies, trade-offs, and complex interlinkages involved.
Programme
Opening Remarks
- Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Director, FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations in Geneva
Presentation of the Livestock Report
- Mr. Alejandro Acosta, Livestock Policy Officer, FAO
- Mr. Julio Pinto, Animal Health Officer, FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations in Geneva
Interventions
- H.E.M. Lundeng Purevsuren
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations in Geneva
- Mr. Marcel Vernooij
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the World Trade Organization
- Mrs. Marlynne Hopper
Standard Trade Development Facility, World Trade Organization
- Mr. Ugo Bernieri
Economic Security Unit, International Committee of the Red Cross
Questions and answers
