A side event at the 2017 High Level Political Forum
12 July 2017, 18:15 - 19:30 EDT
United Nations HQ, Conference Room 6
New York, USA
Achieving food security and sustainable nutrition requires integrated policy making across multiple policy areas. The 2030 Agenda recommends this be done by promoting policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD – SDG 17:14). What does this mean in practice? This session draws on the extensive experience of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and of the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) to illustrate the importance of promoting policy coherence and build on lessons learned to this date, for sustainable progress towards poverty and hunger eradication.
Agenda
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome and introduction
Dr. Khaled El-Taweel, Chair of CFS Open Ended Working Group on Nutrition
Dr. Michel Mordasini, Chair, UNSCN (Moderator - TBC)
09:40 – 10:30 Chronic malnutrition, stunting and food systems: framing the issue
Prof. Suneetha Kadiyala, Associate Professor in Nutrition-Sensitive Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Discussion
10:30 – 12:30 Stunting prevention in specific contexts
Ms. Emorn Udomkesmalee, Associate Professor, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand
Mr. Ferew Lemma, Senior Advisor, Office of the Minister, Federal Ministry of Health and SUN Government Focal Point, Ethiopia
Dr. Vandana Prasad, People’s Health Movement and Right to Food Campaign, India
Mr. Abdoulaye Ka, National Coordinator, Cellule de Lutte Contre la Malnutrition, Senegal
Mr. German Rafael González Díaz, Secretary, Secretariat of Food and Nutrition Security (SESAN), Guatemala
Discussion
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Achieving the 2025 Global Target for Stunting: opportunities and challenges for the UN within and beyond food systems (panel discussion)
Francesco Branca, Director of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO
Anna Lartey, Director, Nutrition and Food Systems Division, FAO
Juliane Friedrich, Senior Technical Specialist on Nutrition, IFAD
Lauren Landis, Director, Nutrition Division, WFP
Victor Aguayo, Associate Director of Nutrition, UNICEF (TBC)
Discussion
15:15 – 15:45 “CFS’ Nutrition Thread”: Preparing for the Forthcoming Policy Work -Wrap up and conclusions
Khaled El-Taweel, Chair of CFS Open Ended Working Group on Nutrition