World Mosquito Day: The growing threat of mosquito-borne diseases in a warming world
Every year on August 20, World Mosquito Day presents an opportunity to raise awareness of…
In June, I had the privilege of being invited as a guest to the GAIN Partnership Council annual meeting that took place in Geneva. It was an excellent event that brought together a diverse group of participants from GAIN staff, academia, civil society, and the private sector. I attended as a representative of the Private Sector Mechanism to the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in order to further linkages between GAIN and the CFS. At the time of the meeting, the search committee had not yet announced who the new Executive Director (replacing Marc Van Ameringen) would be. I was delighted to hear the appointment of Dr Haddad. Having worked at IFPRI previously in my career, I was all the more pleased. Dr Haddad’s reputation speaks to itself. He will continue being a leading figure in the international nutrition policy in this new capacity. The PSM Working Group on Nutrition will be keen on engaging with him.