41st FAO Conference: Opening

Speech by Graça Machel, an international advocate for children's and women's rights, at the opening of the 41st Session of the FAO Conference on the challenges and opportunities of reaching Zero Hunger. Delivering the McDougall Memorial Lecture on food security, Machel condemned "the shameful failure of global governance to address issues of food security, forced migration and equitable economic development" as well as the failure of governance at country level to allocate sufficient resources to address the root causes of poverty. The 41st FAO Conference runs from 22-29 June and will elect the next FAO Director-General.