17 March 2020, Rome, Italy - A special meeting on the COVID-19 situation held by video conference with RBA principals FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, IFAD President Gilbert Huongbo, and WFP Executive Director David Beasley with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, together with staff union heads and representatives from the RBAs, and FAO Deputy Director-General (Operations) Laurent Thomas and FAO Directeur of Cabinet Godfrey Magwenzi.