<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><div><div class="AppleOriginalContents"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="1396" style="width: 697.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 821.9pt;" class=""><td width="1396" valign="top" style="width: 697.8pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 821.9pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="" class=""></span><span lang="FR" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> </span><span lang="FR" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">SAVE THE DATE</span><span lang="FR" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="FR" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">United Nat</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">ions Decade of Family Farming:</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><b class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Leveraging on successful results to scale-up implementation towards sustainable food systems</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">27-28 May 2021 from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm (Rome time)</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Dear Colleagues,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Further to the global consultation launched to collect information on the activities and processes carried out in the framework of the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF), the UNDFF Joint Secretariat is pleased to invite you to a 2-day event on <b class="">UN Decade of Family Farming: leveraging on successful results to scale-up implementation towards sustainable food systems</b>, which will be held on <b class="">27-28 May 2021 from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm (Rome time).</b></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">The event aims to:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Complement information gathered during the data collection exercise for reporting on the results of the first biennium;</span><o:p class=""></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Discuss good practices, successful experiences and concrete policy solutions implemented for the support of family farming, which have emerged since launching the UNDFF;</span><o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Identify emerging successful approaches, experiences and policy solutions to scale-up and scale-out the support to family farming in the coming years of the UNDFF and beyond;</span><o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Highlight the key emerging policy/technical solutions for family farming and reflect on how these areas connect and contribute to a sustainable food systems transformation;</span><o:p class=""></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">The provisional agenda is attached for reference and you can register to the event by clicking on the link below.</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="" class="">REGISTER HERE</span></b><span style="" class="">:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqd-uqrTkiH9T8XoajJrMjhzjc2g6PF6Aw__;!!DOxrgLBm!XghIrOlViP6iESjpuLfenIm0Q2JshLOndcJKLbUJcEkVHesBePvwiooJPscg3P89hDey$" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm; background-color: white;" class="">https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqd-uqrTkiH9T8XoajJrMjhzjc2g6PF6Aw</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in all UN official languages (EN/FR/ES/RU/ZH/AR).</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">We look forward to your participation!</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Kind regards, </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(132, 60, 12); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Joint Secretariat FAO – IFAD</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028)</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">c/o UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Email: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);" class=""><a href="mailto:Decade-Of-Family-Farming-Secretariat@fao.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Decade-Of-Family-Farming-Secretariat@fao.org</span></a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; 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