15-19 October 2018. Rome. The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition for all. The Committee reports to the UN General Assembly through the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and to FAO Conference.
Using a multi-stakeholder, inclusive approach, CFS develops and endorses policy recommendations and guidance on a wide range of food security and nutrition topics. These are developed starting from scientific and evidence-based reports produced by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) and/or through work supported technically by The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Food Programme (WFP) and representatives of the CFS Advisory Group.
Using a multi-stakeholder, inclusive approach, CFS develops and endorses policy recommendations and guidance on a wide range of food security and nutrition topics. These are developed starting from scientific and evidence-based reports produced by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) and/or through work supported technically by The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Food Programme (WFP) and representatives of the CFS Advisory Group.
CFS 45 Side Events
Monday 15 Oct
- Celebrating the International day of rural women: from the field to the CFS and back Organisers: CFS Civil Society Mechanism
- Transitions towards Agroecology Organisers: Switzerland; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China; IPES-Food; ROPPA; France; Senegal
- The role of governments, the private sector and consumers in shaping food environments for nutrition Organisers: FAO; UK Department for International Development; Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition
- Promoting Sustainable Food Systems to achieve Zero Hunger Organisers: Hivos; Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa; WWF; Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), Switzerland; FAO; UN Environment
- How much water we eat? Linkages between food, water, energy and forests Organisers: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland; Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland; Aalto University (Finland); FAO; UNECE; Agriculture Development Organization, Somalia
- UN Decade of Family Farming: from global challenges to regional and national action Organizers: Permanent Representation of Costa Rica; Permanent Representation of Italy; FAO; IFAD; World Rural Forum; SEAD, Government of Brazil; Specialized Meeting on Family Farming of MERCOSUR (REAF); Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP)
- A concrete example of multi-stakeholder platform for investment towards SDG2: the SAFIN network Organizers: IFAD,SAFIN; UAA; ITC; FAO; AFA; USAID
- The RBA partnership to strengthen resilience for food security, nutrition and gender equality Organizers: FAO; IFAD; WFP; Canada; Farmer Organization and/or Rural Women Group (TBC); Niger, Somalia and/or Democratic Republic of Congo (TBC); Research organization (TBC)
- Enriching a Sustainable Food Future Organizers: The Republic of Sudan; Private Sector Mechanism; Sight and Life; Nestlé; Cargill; GAIN; Harvest Plus
- Realizing the right to food from oceans and inland waters Organizers: FAO; ECOWAS; UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food; Duke University; WorldFish; Michigan State University
- Transforming food and agriculture to end extreme poverty and hunger Organizers: FAO; Dominican Republic; IFAD
- End Hunger Sustainably: costs and consensus building IISD; FPRI; Cornell University; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), German
- Integrated School Meals Programmes for Multiple Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals WFP, FAO, IFAD; WFP/Brazil Center of Excellence Against Hunger; WFP/Regional Bureau Cairo; NEPAD/African Union
- Working together against food crises FAO; WFP; EU DEVCO; EU ECHO
- Food System & Nutrition Guidelines: How can the CFS make a difference? CFS Civil Society Mechanism (CSM)
- Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure: Advancing women's land rights towards achieving the SDGs FAO; Global Land Tool Network; UN-Habitat
- Healthy food environments and the urban context Brazil; Italy; FAO; World Health Organization
- Let's get down to business Swedish FAO committee; Swedish Government; Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Tetra Laval; Vi Agroforestry /Danone Livelihood Fund; FAO; Stora Enso
- Climate change and food security: Is the link strong enough? WFP; IFAD; FAO; New Zealand
- Bridging humanitarian and sustainable development objectives in food security monitoring Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel – CILSS; Government of Sudan; FAO Statistics Division
- Defend the defenders – how to effectively protect those who fight for the right to food? CFS Civil Society Mechanism
- Aligning agriculture and food processing related policies to enhance healthy sustainable diets WHO; FAO (tbc); Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (IFNA) / Japan; NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency; Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Developing a more enabling environment for gender equality and food security and nutrition FAO; European Union, DEVCO C1
- Healthy people, healthy planet World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); EAT; International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Danone Group; FAO; Bioversity
- Responsible Agriculture: Fighting Labor Exploitation in the Agricultural Sector UK, British Embassy Rome; International Organisation for Migration
- The Future of Farming Private Sector Mechanism; Argentina; World Farmers Organization; Farming First
- Agriculture is not cool?! Think Again. Closing the generation gap Comité National Suisse de la FAO (CNS-FAO); Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG); FAO; World Farmers' Organisation (WFO), Young Farmers' Committee; Brazil, Special Secretary for Family Farming and Agrarian Development (SEAD); Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD); Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS)
- Launch Event: World Livestock (WoLi) Report: Transforming the Livestock Sector through the Sustainable Development Goals IFPRI; FAO
- Improving Food Security & Nutrition Through Innovative Fish-Based Agri-Food Solutions Dominican Republic; Kingdom of Norway; The Chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China Rome-Chapter for 2018 from the Arab Republic of Egypt Representation; UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN); World Bank, including Youth2Youth; WorldFish; World Food Policy Center, Duke University (WFPC)
- The UN Decade for Family Farming – a historical opportunity to foster peasants' rights CFS Civil Society Mechanism
- Farming solutions with benefits for biodiversity and access to healthy, diverse and nutritious food Government of Mexico; Government of Hungary; IFOAM - Organics International; Rare; CBD
- For a fair distribution of value within agricultural supply chains and food systems
- Gender-responsive climate change-related policy, planning and management in the agriculture sector The Commonwealth Secretariat; Kingdom of Tonga; CARE International; UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); FAO; ICRAF/CCAFS of the CGIAR system; African Union Commission (tbc); Consulate of Samoa in Italy
- Scaling up evidence based sustainable agriculture practices: Case studies from 3 European Countries Permanent Representation of Czech Republic; Crop Research Institute of Prague; Good Planet Foundation; Danone Early Life Nutrition
- El último paso para poner fin al hambre y la pobreza rural en América Latina y el Caribe Union Europea; Comisión Económica para América Latina (CEPAL); FAO; Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina y El Caribe (FILAC)
- Inclusive partnerships to scale positive outcomes across the supply chain Global Agribusiness Alliance; Global Agriculture and Food Security Program; ITC; FAO
- Multistakeholder Platforms – golden bullet to foster food security and land governance? International Land Coalition; Welthungerhilfe; University of Wageningen (tbc.)
- The Nexus between Migration and the Right to Food: the Case of Migrant Agricultural Workers CFS Civil Society Mechanism
- Hand in Hand for Climate Resilience: Inclusive Approaches to Transformative Adaptation World Resources Institute; Government of Québec; FAO; WFP; IFAD; Laval University (Québec, Canada); Union des producteurs agricoles – développement international (UPA-DI); Government of Kenya (TBC)
- Towards sustainable food systems: diversifying markets for small-scale farmers Representation of Italy to the RBAs; Representation of Kenya to the RBAs; European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM); International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM Organics International); FAO
- Shock-responsive Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean: Hype or Hope? WFP; Oxford Policy Management (OPM)
- Halting Deforestation While Ensuring Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: How to Do It? Switzerland; Forestry Department of FAO; Tree Planet Inc
- The Role of Biodiversity for Nutrition Security The Crop Trust; The Netherlands; SDG Advocacy Hub
- Bringing policies to life UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN); UN Network; Egypt; Mali; Pakistan (TBC)
- AMR Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition World Health Organization (WHO); World Organization for Animal Health (OIE); FAO
- 099 Realizing the VGGTs and SDGs IFAD; GLTN/UN-Habitat; International Land Coalition (ILC); Global Donor Working Group on Land; Property Rights Index (PRIndex) Land Portal Foundation; Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC); FAO
- Agripreneurship Policy and the Future of Agriculture Industry Disruptors – Game Changers; Nuffield International; Private Sector Mechanism
- Improving Agricultural Investment Contracts and the Contracting Process International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT); FAO; IFAD
- Regional progress for the achievement of SDG 2: emerging issues in the five regions FAO; Dominican Republic
- Boosting the role of farmers in fairer and more sustainable value chains World Farmers' Organisation, WFO; Government of Italy
- The Human Right to Food Security Corporación IGDE; Parlamento Andino; Social Innovation Teams Roma; Agroindustria LASORO Snack's y Carliscack's
- Livestock-derived foods and the first 1000 days International Livestock Research Institute; Chatham House; Sight and Life; Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
- Challenges and Opportunities for Youth in Agriculture: Perspectives from Future Leaders Cameroon; Bayer AG, Crop Science division; Nuffield International; 4-H Kenya; Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN)
- Brazil – FAO Trilateral South-South Cooperation on Food Security and Nutrition Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations; National Education Development Fund (FNDE) of the Brazilian Ministry of Education; Special Secretariat for Family Farming and Rural Development of the Brazilian Presidency; Brazilian Ministry of Social Development (MDS); FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean; Colombian Ministry of Rural Development; Colombian National Network of Family Farming
- Women's empowerment for food security and nutrition for all: evidence from joint UN work Sweden; Norway; FAO; IFAD; WFP; UN Women
- Indigenous peoples’ communal access to land: tenure rights and country experiences FAO; EU; RRI; RMI; Ekta Parishad; UNPFII; CADPI
- Migration & Remittances In Central Asia/Caucasus: An Opportunity For Nutrition and Rural Development Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment of Population of Tajikistan; Moscow State University; Eurasian Center for Food Security; Social and Industrial Food Service Institute; International Organization for Migration; FAO
- Adapting to an Urban World: tailoring food security assessments to address the challenges of urban settings Global Food Security Cluster (FAO/WFP); WFP – Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Unit (VAM)
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