The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to world food security and nutrition.

It provides independent, comprehensive and evidence-based analysis, and elaborates its  studies through a scientific, transparent and inclusive process.

Reports
Issues papers
Strengthening responsible investments and financing for food security and nutrition
2025

Background note for the Committee on World Food Security’s High-Level Forum in October 2025 in Rome, Italy

New HLPE-FSN note: Tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation through the right to food
2025

Background note for the Committee on World Food Security’s High-Level Forum held on 12 May 2025, in Rome, Italy

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News and insights
HLPE-FSN Recommendations - investing in science towards sustainable food systems
Insight
Investing in science for sustainable food systems
04/12/2025

Insights from the International Science Festival

New HLPE-FSN Steering Committee
News
New HLPE-FSN Steering Committee (2025–2027)
24/10/2025

15 world-renowned scientists drawn from academia, research institutions, the public and private sector, civil society and other constituencies

CFS 53 Plenary session, Rome, Italy, 20 October 2025
Insight
HLPE-FSN calls for collective action and science-based policies at CFS 53
20/10/2025

Opening statement by the HLPE-FSN Chairperson, Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann

Guyana - A hunter in the Rupununi savanah
News
New HLPE-FSN drafting team for the report on Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems
07/10/2025

The team will present their findings to the CFS in October 2026 to help inform policy and decision-making at national, regional and global levels

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Meet the Steering Committee

15 world-renowned experts, appointed by the Bureau of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to serve as members of the Steering Committee of the HLPE-FSN, from the closure of CFS 51 Plenary session until the closure of the CFS Plenary session of October 2025.

The HLPE-FSN working procedures ensure legitimacy among stakeholders and a high degree of scientific quality: they involve broad stakeholder consultations and the incorporation of different forms of knowledge and expertise, as well as a rigorous scientific peer-review process.