15 October 2012, Rome, Italy - FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva speaking at the Side Event: FAO, IFAD, WFP and UN Women, in partnership with the Governments of Canada and the USA, launching of a Joint Programme - Accelerating Progress Toward the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women on the occasion of the 39th Session of the Committee on World Food Security CFS, FAO headquarters (Red Room).