I wrote recently about Olivier de Schutter, the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food, whose report rings many of same bells I and others have been sounding for a while.

In a webinar on April 19, he will be discussing his report and related topics with Dr. David Wallinga and Karen Hansen-Kuhn, both of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

Here's the full text of the notice I got: 

Global diets are increasingly facing the dual challenge of undernourishment and obesity. UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, has released a new report calling for a reassessment of unhealthy food systems in both rich and poor countries. Both are increasingly characterized by an abundance of low nutrition, high calorie, processed foods. A recent study by IATP's David Wallinga and Karen Hansen-Kuhn examines the role U.S. agriculture and trade policies play in contributing to the rise in obesity, with a spotlight on Mexico. Join us for this discussion about how our global food system is driving the rapid rise in diet-related disease, and what can be done about it.

And here's the link to register.