07 February 2022, Baghdad, Iraq - Ministerial Meeting (Day 1) of the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East, 36th Session (NERC 36). Composite photo from left: Abdulhakim Elwaer, FAO's Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa; H.E Muhammad Karim Al-Khafaji, the Minister of Agriculture in Iraq and the Chairperson of the 36th Session of the Regional Conference for the Near East (#NERC36); H.E Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq; QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General; Ambassador Hans Hoogeveen, the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations in Rome and the Independent Chairperson of the FAO Council; Gabriel Ferrero, Ambassador at Large for Global Food Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Spain and the Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS); Razan Zuayter, President of the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN) and Founder of the Arab Network for Food Sovereignty (ANFS) and the Spokesperson of the Civil Society Organizations; Ayman Amin Sejiny, CEO of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector ) at the Islamic Development Bank and the Spokesperson of the Private Sector;