Committee on World Food Security

Coherent Policies, Efficient Actions: How to Address the Global Food Crisis

A High-Level Event by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and UN Nutrition (UNN)

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The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and UN-Nutrition (UNN) are organizing a High-Level Event on “Coherent policies,efficient actions: how to address the global food crisis”, scheduled for Friday, 20 January 2023 (15.30-17.00, CET) in hybrid modality.The High-Level Event will take place in the context of the 2023 Global Forum on Food and Agriculture, held in Berlin and organized by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture of Germany.

The High-Level Event will represent an opportunity to highlight the imperative need for food systems transformation in the wake of the current unpredictable global food security landscape and the key role of CFS as a multi-stakeholder governance platform, and UN-Nutrition as an inter-agency coordination mechanism, in promoting collaboration between all relevant actors and building synergies.

Discussions will take place on how efforts to implement the CFS policy tools, with specific attention to the Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition, can help countries achieve their evolving national food security and nutrition plans and realize 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The event will underscore the importance of promoting inclusive governance, policy coherence and increased coordination among sectors and actors to boost accelerated policy actionsat global, regional, national and local levels in support of food systems transformation.

Moderator:

Stineke Oenema

Executive Secretary, UN Nutrition | Biography

Speakers:

Ambassador Gabriel Ferrero

CFS Chairperson | Biography

H.E. Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek

Minister of Agriculture of the Republic, Chile | Biography

H.E. Mariam Al Mehairi

Minister of Climate Change and Environment, UAE | Biography

H.E. Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani

Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire | Biography

Maria Neira

Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage/Healthier Populations ad interim and Director of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization (WHO) | Biography