Mr. Pierre Vauthier (Head of Ukraine Office, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

Thank you.

My name is Pierre Vauthier. I am the response coordinator on the ground in Ukraine for the Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, of the United Nations. I am in Kyiv right now, but I should note that we are active throughout Ukraine, including on the front lines. I also want to point out that our staff who were there before the war—