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CELAC holds regional summit and approves update of food security plan

NUTRITION Food security. The VIII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC in Spanish) was held on March 1 and 2. The + info

FAO Ministerial Conference reaffirms agreements on food safety, labeling and food wastage

NUTRITION Healthy food. The 38th Ministerial Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was held in Guyana at the end of + info

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PAHO holds regional seminar to promote the application of octagonal warning stamps on foods

NUTRITION Food labeling. On August 30, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) held a meeting entitled “The superiority of octagonal warning stamps in Central America and + info

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FAO shares experiences of Food Systems Based Food Guides

NUTRITION Food guides. At the end of July, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a webinar entitled “Food-based Dietary Guidelines (FDBG) + info

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FAO publishes technical guide for the implementation of electronic food control reporting systems

NUTRITION Food safety. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed, with the collaboration of technical teams from different countries, a document with + info

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Mario Lubetkin takes over as FAO’s new regional representative

SUSTAINABILITY Food systems. On August 1, Uruguayan journalist Mario Lubetkin assumed the regional representation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for + info

UN moves forward with binding international treaty to address plastic pollution

SUSTAINABILITY Single-use plastics. In June, the United Nations (UN) Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) meeting was held to discuss the work plan to advance the binding + info

OAS suggests member countries work with private sector to improve food security outlook

NUTRITION Food security. On June 21, the Organization of American States (OAS) presented the report “Confronting Food Insecurity in the Americas: Good Practices and Lessons Learned + info

Ibero-American Environment Ministers work on the adoption of a regional Environmental Charter

SUSTAINABILITY Environmental commitments. The XI Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of the Environment was held in the Dominican Republic on July 18-19. The event brought together the + info

FAO outlines urgent measures to address the consequences of the food crisis

NUTRITION Food crisis. On July 15, senior representatives of international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Monetary + info

FAO issues legal note to legislate on food losses and waste

BUSINESSFAO Food waste. On June 29, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the support of the Spanish Cooperation, published a legal + info

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SICA publishes draft roadmap to transform Central America into a plastic-free region

SUSTAINABILITY Reduction of plastics. On May 17, the Central American Integration System (SICA in Spanish) published a proposal for the formulation of a regional roadmap to + info

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Pact for a Grand Alliance for Nutrition and Zero Hunger seeks to position food security as a regional priority

NUTRITION Food security. On May 10, the first meeting was held remotely between the member countries of the “Pact for a Grand Alliance for Nutrition and + info

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International Labor Organization calls for deepening and strengthening collective bargaining processes

LABOR Collective bargaining: On May 5, the International Labor Organization (ILO) published the Social Dialogue Report 2022, in which it reports on the contribution of collective + info

Global agencies will seek to promote food security in low-income Latin American countries

NUTRITION Food Security. Throughout the month of April, different international organizations have expressed their support for initiatives to strengthen agrifood systems. From the formation of the + info

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Parlatino calls for prioritizing actions against rising food prices on parliamentary agenda

NUTRITION Food prices. On April 28, the board of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) approved a declaration in which it expresses concern about the + info

OECD opens consultation to establish scope and definitions of entities that will be subject to global taxation

BUSINESS Global tax. A public consultation opened by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to advance in the implementation of the 15% global tax + info

WHO calls on governments and private sector to promote measures to encourage sustainable food systems

NUTRITION Healthy eating. On April 7, in commemoration of World Health Day, the WHO called on governments, control agencies and companies to accelerate the adoption of + info

Latin American legislators agree to update PARLATINO model law on cybercrime

DIGITAL Cybersecurity. From April 3 to 6, the Security Forum of the Americas was held at the headquarters of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) + info

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Panamanian and Guatemalan Congresses work on drug control initiatives

PANAMA & GUATEMALA On April 5, Panama’s health sub-committee met to work and gather inputs to unify 6 bills that seek to regulate the prices and + info