The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to world food security and nutrition.
It is the science-policy interface of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and provides independent, comprehensive and evidence-based analysis and advice at the request of CFS. It elaborates its studies through a scientific, transparent and inclusive process.
HLPE Issues Paper (3rd edition)
Impacts of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition: developing effective policy responses to address the hunger and malnutrition pandemic

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The HLPE have recently updated and extended the HLPE’s earlier analyses by providing a comprehensive and in-depth review of the main trends affecting food systems that have resulted from COVID-19 and associated lockdowns.
The third edition of the HLPE Issues Paper is available in all six FAO languages:
Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish
HLPE Report 16 "Promoting youth engagement and employment in agriculture and food systems"


