20 Mar 2019

European FAO candidate promising Pacific focus

From , 4:00 pm on 20 March 2019

The European Union's candidate to head the UN's food and agriculture programme says she would bring a much greater focus to the Pacific if elected.

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle is up against five other candidates to head the office.

Ms Geslain-Lanéelle says with malnutrition back on the rise, pressures from agriculture mounting, and the existential threat of climate change, significant change is needed among bodies.

She told Jamie Tahana what she plans to offer the Pacific.

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle speaks to reporters from the Pacific

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle speaks to reporters from the Pacific Photo: Twitter/ Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle