Publications, Citations & Events
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WOMEN LEADERS IN SCIENCE - CATHERINE BERTINI
CIMMYT has launched a ‘TED Talk meets fireside chat’-style series on women leaders. CIMMYT seeks to highlight women who are leaders in all sorts of capacities, fields and disciplines.
August 15, 2023
Anticipate and Localize
The Rockefeller Foundation discusses leveraging humanitarian funding to create more sustainable food systems. (Catherine Bertini’s foreword: Page 4)
April 2023
DEFINING THE PATH TO ZERO HUNGER IN AN EQUITABLE WORLD
During the 2022 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogues, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Rockefeller Foundation gather experts and stakeholders from climate, agriculture, food security, and humanitarian backgrounds to bring into focus the vision and probability of a 21st century with zero hunger.
March 2023
Kofi Time | Episode 4 (Fighting Hunger: Then and Now)
In episode 4 of Kofi Time, Catherine Bertini discusses how she worked with Kofi Annan to fight hunger and malnutrition around the world, and discusses how we can replicate Kofi Annan’s approach to improving food systems to keep everyone on the path to global food security.
July 8, 2022
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY SYMPOSIUM 2022
Leading experts discuss action needed to meet unprecedented global food security crises arising from climate change, the pandemic, and conflict. (Catherine Bertini’s panel: 0:01 - 21:08)
June 23, 2022
Centering Global Food Security for Global Prosperity
Investing in agriculture is critical to ending the global #HungerCrisis. Ongoing international crises require a new emphasis on food and nutrition security, as @C_A_Bertini and @Ertharin1 point out in a research report with @ChicagoCouncil.
February 26, 2021
Gender Equality Crucial in ‘Building Back Better’ Post-COVID-19
In an IPS (Inter Press Service) Webinar Panel, Catherine Bertini and others explore the magnified negative impact of COVID-19 on women and girls, especially in the sphere of food security, and examines how the inclusion of women in leadership roles and response efforts is paramount.
July 14, 2020
Hindsight is 2020: Reflecting on IFPRI’s ‘2020 Vision Initiative’
This virtual event included several short presentations, one in which Catherine Bertini addresses an array of issues including food security, agricultural development, and gender relations.
July 8, 2020
Lessons in Leadership with Dr. David Nabarro
In a webinar hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Catherine Bertini discusses the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic with World Health Organization Special Envoy Dr. David Nabarro.
April 20, 2020
IUFoST Round Table on COVID-19: Implications for Food Systems in Developing Economies
Catherine Bertini partook in a roundtable discussion hosted by the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) on Food Systems in Developing Economies and the challenges associated with the rise of COVID-19. A link to a summary is below.
April 17, 2020
UNOG Podcast: Leading Transformational Change in International Organizations
A conversation with Catherine Bertini and the U.N. Library in Geneva about her recent report “Leading Change in UN Organizations,” as well as her experiences surrounding women in leadership and the role of youth.
January 15, 2020
women and Children as change agents: the Global mandate for girls’ education
A report written by Catherine Bertini and Alyssa Ceretti demonstrating the idea that educating girls has the power to break the cycle of poverty and transform societies.
January 2020
“Pay attention to the girls.”
An article by the Cortland Standard about Catherine Bertini's talk at the local Zonta Club of Cortland regarding the importance of empowering girls and women in all aspects of life.
November 30, 2019
PARCC Conversations in Conflict Studies: Managing Conflict While Leading Change
In this presentation at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, Catherine Bertini reflects on her publication “Leading Change in UN Organizations” and discusses potential ideas on how to productively grow and reform the complex UN system.
September 25, 2019
CSIS Podcast: Leveraging Change in UN Organizations
In this podcast with the Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS) Senior VP Dan Runde, Catherine Bertini discusses her report “Leading Change in UN Organizations,” her idea for reforms tackling the UN system, and her important work on bettering gender parity during her time there.
September 29, 2019
“She’s still moving the ball.”
An article by the Cortland Standard that interviews Bertini about her paper "Leading Change in UN Organizations" and her experience in promoting women within UN organizations.
September 7, 2019
Leading Change in UN Organizations
This paper provides guidance for new leaders through various stages of the early days of UN leadership; from preparations made upon appointment to the position to the first 100 days in office and finally through the assessment, planning, and implementation of transformational organizational change. It was written with input from many former and current senior UN leaders in hopes of providing valuable advice, insight, and lessons learned that can be used by new leaders as they embark on their challenging and rewarding mission to change lives and change the world.
June 30, 2019
Melinda Gates’ The Moment of Lift Excerpt
An excerpt about Catherine Bertini in Melinda Gates’s book, The Moment of Lift.
April 2019
“Fighting Hunger in a Changing World” Kansas Public Radio
A conversation with Director of the Dole Institute of Politics, Bill Lacy, and Catherine Bertini, winner of the 2003 World Food Prize and former director of the United Nations World Food Program. Bertini spoke at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas on October 4, 2017. This KPR Presents was originally broadcast on May 27, 2018.
March 17, 2019
“Best Practices in Nutrition Science to Earn and Keep the Public’s Trust”
Catherine Bertini was a member of the 2018 Blue Ribbon Panel on Ensuring Trust in Nutrition Science, which reviewed and commented on this paper for the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
January 18, 2019
“Girls Leading: From Rural Economies to Global Solutions”
Catherine Bertini chaired the project for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and launched the report at the World Bank on December 4, 2018.
December 18, 2018
“The Future of Global Stability: The World of Work in Developing Countries”
Catherine Bertini was a co-chair of the CSIS Project.
October 19, 2018
Riding in Style – on the BOILMAKER
Catherine Bertini speaks to the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry to 1000 people including Purdue President, Indiana Senators and Congressmen.
February 3, 2018
Bertini Named Rockerfeller Foundation Fellow by its president Dr. Rajiv Shah
Newly named Rockefeller Fellow Catherine Bertini with two Rockefeller Foundation presidents: Sir Gordon Conway, 1998-2004 and Dr. Rajiv Shah, current, October 2017. Her fellowship project revolves around: Leadership in Response to a Changing World.
January 8, 2018
Professor Bertini Mentioned in Maxwell school PAIA’s “The Stacks” – Andrew Sweet
April 17, 2017
Catherine Bertini Quoted in Foreign Policy Article about New Appointee to WFP
March 24, 2017
Recommendations from One World Food Programme Director to the Next - LuGAR Center
March 24, 2017
Ending Hunger is Within Our GrasP: Farming First
March 21, 2017
Catherine Bertini Moderates Ifpri Compact2025 Leadership Council Meeting
October 6, 2016
Convocation Speech – Maxwell School – Syracuse University
May 13, 2016
“Are We Celebrating Women Again?” - Inter PRess Service
March 11, 2016
When in Rome…Learn How to Solve World Hunger!
By Camila Urbina Escobar
Syracuse University, PAIA Insider
December 11, 2015
Invisible Women
Published by Dædalus, Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
By Catherine Bertini (Starts on page 24).
September 28, 2015
Stamping Out Hunger: 3 Specific Ways You Can Help
By Megan Coleman
April 9, 2015
World Food Prize Winner Says Investing in Women Is the Best Way to Feed the World’s HungRY - ABC Australia
August 24, 2014
Catherine Bertini Addresses the The Crawford Fund in Canberra, Australia
August 24, 2014
Catherine Bertini on Successful Negotiation: Understand What the Other Party Needs - Syracuse.com
By Stan Linhorst
June 29, 2014
Catherine Bertini Fund Grants Put Girls on the Road to Success
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
March 12, 2014
Statement in Support of Food Aid Reform - Politico
By Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman
April 3, 2013
Africa: The Women Who Grow Africa’s Food Need a Voice - ALL AFRICA
October 8, 2012
Feeding the World in the Face of Drought - Politico
By Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman
August 7, 2012
WFP Women Reflect on Our 50 Years
Pipeline WFPgo in print. Bertini’s 10-year tenure marked the pivotal turning point for female staff, especially for professional women and for women in any category from the developing world.
April 11, 2012
Object Lessons in the Value of Helping the World’s Poorest Farmers - HuffPost
By Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman
October 13, 2011
Ag Training for Girls Who Could Increase Productivity in Developing Countries - Hagstrom Report
October 7, 2011
Girls are Key to Food Security in Poor Countries, Report Says - The Guardian
October 7, 2011
Girls Grow: A Vital Force in Rural Economies
The Chicago Council of Global Affairs
By Catherine Bertini
October 6, 2011
Professor Catherine Bertini Delivers Commencement Speech at Maxwell School’s Graduate Convocation
May 14, 2011
A Prospect of Plenty: A Special Report on Feeding the World - THe Economist
February 24, 2011
Food Security is National Security
Daily Caller
By Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman
February 2, 2011
Professor Catherine Bertini Delivers the University of Delaware Commencement Speech
May 29, 2010
Hon. Catherine Bertini Speaks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with Hon. Dan Glickman
April 22, 2010
In Our Own Words - CNY Magazine
By Catherine Bertini
April 1, 2010
Farm Futures: Bringing Agriculture Back to U.S. Foreign Policy - Foreign Affairs Magazine
June 11, 2009
Making Farms Flourish- Washington Times
By Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman
May 11, 2009
Hon. Catherine Bertini and Hon. Dan Glickman Testify Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee
March 24, 2009
Renewing American Leadership in the Fight Against Global Hunger and Poverty
The Chicago Council of Global Affairs
February 25, 2009
Gender Impact Strategy for Agricultural Development
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
June 11, 2008
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Gender Checklist
April 11, 2008
Educate Girls: The 2003 World Food Prize Laureate Lecture
Children in the developing world spend almost all of their time with their mother, so why doesn't it make more sense that the adult that they spend the most time with is going to have the most impact on them? If that person is educated, it does have a lot of impact on the children.
October 16, 2003
Personal Humanitarian Envoy of the Secretary-General
United Nations
August 11, 2002
Pipeline: The World Food Programme Staff Magazine
As Catherine Bertini prepares to hand over to James T. Morris as Executive Director, Pipeline looks at the transformation she has brought to the World Food Programme.
February 22, 2002
A DECADE OF CHANGE - RENEWAL AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME 1992-2002
Over the past ten years, WFP has undertaken an extraordinary process oftransformational change, a process that continues today. This paper has been written to provide members ofthe Executive Board, managers and staff with a description of the change process during the period 1992-2002 and a summary of the key challenges that remain.
January 29, 2002
Special Envoy for the Drought in the Horn of Africa
United Nations
September 23, 2000
“WOMEN EAT LAST”
Statement by Catherine Bertini at the Fourth World Conference on Women. Released in Beijing, China.
September 1995