The event is being held on the occasion of the global launch of the International Year of the Quinoa (General Assembly resolution A/RES/66/221). It is being co-organized by the Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, in its capacity as Chair of the International Committee of Coordination for the International Year of Quinoa (ICC-IYQ), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI).
date: 20 February 2013 venue: United Nations (Conference Room 2 [NLB]) location: New York, US contact: Freddy Mamani e-mail: delgaliviaonu@hotmail.com