To renew the composition of the Steering Committee of the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) a call for nomination of experts is taking place until 28 February 2023.
The CFS HLPE-FSN is looking for ad hoc experts to draft the report on: “Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation”, to be to be launched in June 2024.
Different members of the HLPE-FSN Steering Committee participated in COP27 to address the interlinked climate and food crises, calling attention to the urgent need for action at all levels, starting with local communities and extending up to global organizations.
To respond to the CFS request, the HLPE-FSN is launching an open e-consultation to seek views and comments on the V0 draft of the report “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition”. The report will provide recommendations to the CFS workstream on inequalities.
Iain Wright's remarks at the FAO Science and Innovation Forum side event “Sustainable livestock production as a solution for climate, health, nutrition and livelihoods: Framing role of livestock - a multi problem solving solution”; 13 October 2022.
Key-messages by the CFS HLPE-FSN Chairperson, Prof. Dr. Bernard Lehmann, at the launch of the report “Data collection and analysis tools for Food Security and Nutrition: towards enhancing effective, inclusive, evidence-informed, decision making” - 16 September 2022, Rome.
The report calls for rethinking the way data is used for food security and nutrition.
The CFS HLPE-FSN Note on Critical, Emerging and Enduring Issues for Food Security and Nutrition is now available in all UN official languages.
An interview with Jessie MacInnis about the CFS HLPE-FSN report #16 “Promoting youth engagement and employment in agriculture and food systems”, by Evan Bowness.
The CFS High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) ...
Elisabetta Recine, miembro del Comité directivo del GANESAN, en el VI Foro Nacional Business Agro Mujeres Agroprofesionales celebrado en España el pasado 6 de julio, destacó la importancia del compromiso colectivo para reconocer y respetar el liderazgo de las mujeres y las niñas.
Key-messages by the CFS HLPE-FSN Chairperson, Prof. Dr. Bernard Lehmann, at the High-Level Special Event “Time to Act Together: Coordinating Policy Responses to the Global Food Crisis” on 18 July 2022, in NYC, United States of America.
Shakuntala Thilsted's remarks at the UN Oceans Conference, on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, in Portugal.
The main criteria for choosing the team have included the general principles of scientific and technical relevance as well as regional expertise, resulting in an extraordinary interdisciplinary team.
El conocimiento científico tiene que guiar a políticos y legisladores.
As the world faces a major food crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine, policy responses that support all six dimensions of food security are needed to make food systems more resilient.
Briefing note by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
The global food system is in crisis. Rising transportation costs, COVID-related supply chain disruptions, and war associated grain export shortfalls have rattled our trade-based food security paradigm over the past two years. Crises, especially protracted ones, can be moments of change. While entrenched corporate and institutional interests will do everything in their power to maintain the status quo, the global food system may be on the cusp of a major shift - and it could be a change for the better if we manage it smartly.
During its 46th plenary session (14–18 October 2019), the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) adopted its four-year Programme of Work (MYPoW 2020-2023), which includes a request to the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to produce a report on “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition”, which will be discussed at the 51st plenary session of the CFS in October 2023.
The following 15 world-renowned experts have been appointed by the Bureau of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to serve as members of the Steering Committee of the HLPE, from the closure of CFS 49 Plenary session (14 October 2021) until the closure of the CFS 51 Plenary session (Oc...
