The UN Secretary-General Special Envoy Agnes Kalibata works with the United Nations system and key partners to provide leadership, guidance and strategic direction towards the Food Systems Summit.
Dr Kalibata is the founder and executive director of Connecting Africa Now. She has also served as president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra) for a decade. Prior to joining Agra, Dr Kalibata was Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources from 2008 to 2014.