MARTIN J. FORMAN MEMORIAL LECTURE

Food and Youth: What I have learned from young people and their desire to fix the food systems they live in

31st Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture

OCT 28, 2021 - 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM EDT

In this year’s Martin J. Forman lecture, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore, an avid champion of children and young people’s rights, will reflect on the children and young people who have inspired her.

She will recount their struggles with the food choices they are making and the food environments in which they are making these choices, and will share how young people are contributing to the transformation of global and local food systems. Ms. Fore will offer concrete next steps on how to ensure that children and young people are at the center of discussions on food systems transformation.

Participants at the lecture will also have an opportunity to listen to youth representatives about their experiences and perspectives.

The annual lecture commemorates the significant impact on international nutrition by Martin J. Forman, who headed the Office of Nutrition at USAID for more than 20 years. The annual lecturer is invited to present his or her personal, often unconventional, views about large issues dealing with malnutrition.

Welcome Remarks:

Johan Swinnen (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/johan-swinnen), Director General, IFPRI

Remarks:

Kenan Forman, Son of Martin J. Forman

Shawn Baker (https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/shawn-baker), Chief Nutritionist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Video Remarks:

Sarah Charles (https://www.usglc.org/positions/assistant-to-the-administrator-for-usaids-bureau-of-humanitarian-assistance/), Assistant to the Administrator of USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance

Forman Memorial Lecture:

Henrietta H. Fore (https://www.unicef.org/media/experts/henrietta-h-fore), Executive Director, UNICEF (United Nations Children's Agency)

Youth Panelists:

Pauline Mapfumo (https://www.unicef.org/executiveboard/media/8091/file/2021_SRS-Item_6-CPD-Zimbabwe_Presentation-EN-2021.09.08.pdf), Founder, Yolo4Health and Chairperson, team Zimbabwe Green Economic Growth thematic committee, EU Delegation Youth Sounding Board

Victor Mugo (https://futureafricaforum.org/team/victor-mugo/), Co-Chair Youth Liaison Group, UN Food Systems Summit; Regional Coordinator - East Africa, CSAYN & Nourishing Africa; and Borlaug-Adesina Fellow, World Hunger Fighters Foundation

Moderator:

Marie Ruel (https://www.ifpri.org/profile/marie-ruel), Director, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI

More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/food-and-youth-what-i-have-learned-young-people-and-their-desire-fix-food-systems-they-live

Visit: Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture Website (https://www.ifpri.org/landing/forman-lecture-home)

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