Organized by CFS and FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa
The Near East and North Africa Region
CFS Regional Multi-stakeholder Food Security and Nutrition Workshop
Amman, Jordan, April 28-29, 2015
Final Report: English
Press release 28 April 2015: English | Arabic
Building on the experience of the past RNE Regional Multi-stakeholder Workshops on Food Security and Nutrition - Cairo (2011), Khartoum (2012), and Tunis (2013) - this year’s workshop will focus on three main objectives:
1) Strengthening regional and global linkages around key food security and nutrition policy issues of relevance to the Near East and North African region:
- Addressing food security and nutrition in protracted crises;
- Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems;
- Addressing food losses and waste.
2) Facilitating regional multi-stakeholder partnerships and networks.
3) Reflecting around the outcomes of previous Workshops and discussing the way forward.
CFS Documents:
- CFS 41 Final Report English ¦ French ¦ Arabic
- Third Draft: Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (FFA) English ¦ French ¦ Arabic
- Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems English ¦ French ¦ Arabic
ICN2 Documents:
- ICN2 Rome Declaration Nutrition English ¦ French ¦ Arabic
- ICN2 Framework for Action English ¦ French ¦ Arabic
Additional Resources:
- Global food losses and food waste English ¦ French ¦ Arabic
- Global initiative on food loss and waste reduction English ¦ Arabic
- Definitional Framework of Food Loss English ¦ French ¦ Arabic
- Arab Spatial website and blog
- Information leaflet on CFS Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises
- WFP Disaster risk reduction in the Arab Region English ¦ Arabic
- Nutrition at the World Food Programme
- Regional Food Security Analysis Network
Day 1: 28 April
Structure and processes of the Regional Coordination Mechanism, Thematic Working Group on FSN
Chair: Wadid Erian, LAS
Introduction: Mohamed Aw-Dahir, FAO/RNE and Chair of the TWG - Presentation
Panelists:
- Socio-economic Implications of Conflict: Vito Intini, ESCWA
- Population Migration, Displacements and Refugees: Tayyar Sukru Cansizoglu, UNHCR - Presentation
- FSN Implications of Conflict on Host Nations: Naji Haddad, Ministry of Agriculture - Presentation
- CSO Perspectives from Conflicts in the region: Razan Zuayter, Arab Group for the Protection of Nature
- The role of social protection in reducing vulnerability and building resilience: Carlo Scaramella, WFP - Presentation
- CSO Perspectives from Conflicts in the region: Razan Zuayter, Arab Group for the Protection of Nature - Statement
Towards a framework for action for food security and nutrition in protracted crises
Chair: Vito Intini, ESCWA
Introduction: Outline and status of the CFS-FFA,Julius Jackson, CFS Secretariat - Presentation
Panelists:
- FSN in Emergencies: Rasmus Egendal, WFP
- Support to FSN policies and programing: The role of Food Security Information Systems: Suleiman Mohamed, FSIS Yemen - Presentation and Yemen FSIS-Sample FS Updates
- Monitoring Food Security and Nutrition: Arab Spatial Initiative, Perrihan Al-Riffai and Clemens Breisinger - IFPRI Arab Spatial launch
- Markets and Supply Chains in Times of Conflict, Perspective of cross-border trader: Maher Al-Mahrouq, Jordan Industry Chamber
Day 2: 29 April
The FAO/WHO Second International Conference on Nutrition: From Commitments to Actions
- The ICN2 Framework for Action: Fatima Hachem, FAO/RNE - Presentation
- Multisectoral interventions to address malnutrition: Michele Doura, WFP - Presentation
- Sustainable Production and Sustainable Consumption: Najib Saab, AFED - Presentation
- Follow-up to ICN2: The Case of Egypt: Akila Saleh, FSIC - Presentation
Implementing the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems
Panelists:
- Brief overview of the Principles, and outcomes of the kick-start event in Rome: Elizabeth Beal, CFS Secretariat - Presentation
- Experience from Sudan: Salih Hussein, National Agricultural Investment Plan - Presentation
Food Losses and Waste Reduction in the region
Chair: Anthony Bennett, FAO
Opening remarks: Gerda Verburg, Chair, CFS on the main findings of the CFS High Level Panel of Experts report and key policy recommendations from CFS 41
- Regional Strategy for FLW reduction in the Near East and North Africa, achievements since Tunis 2013: Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative, FAO/RNE- Presentation
- Food Losses and Waste in RNE countries: Progress on the Regional Strategy:
- Experience from Morocco: Mohamed Boughlala, Centre Régional de la Recherche Agronomique - Presentation
- Experience from Tunisia: Amira Ben Mosbah Sfaxi, Pôle de Compétitivité de Bizerte - Presentation
Background material:
- Report from the 3rd Regional Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Food Security and Nutrition (Tunis 2013)
- Report from the 2nd Regional Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Food Security and Nutrition (Khartoum 2012)
- Report from the 1st Regional Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Food Security and Nutrition (Cairo 2011)