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Government representatives express support at New York briefing 10 April 2021, New York/Rome - Progress made by countries in fighting poverty and hunger under FAO s flagship Hand-In-Hand Initiative during the last 18 months came under the spotlight at a technical briefing organized by FAO s Liaison Office in New York and the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS). Thursday s event also saw the collaboration of the Chairs of the Groups of LDCs and LLDCs and of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). FAO Director-General QU Dongyu launched the Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Initiative in late 2019 shortly after taking office at the helm of the Rome-based UN agency. This initiative helps countries develop ambitious evidence-based, country-led, and country-owned programmes to eradicate poverty (SDG 1) and end hunger and all forms of malnutrition (SDG 2). To date, 36 countries part

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