Committee on World Food Security
Making a difference in food security and nutrition
Statements, Speeches and Presentations
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Agenda item II: High-Level Opening Ceremony
Keynote speakers:
- António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations
- Alvaro Lario, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development
- Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
- Cindy McCain, Executive Director, World Food Programme
- Paula Narváez, President, UN Economic and Social Council
- Dennis Francis, President, UN General Assembly
- Bernard Lehmann, Chairperson, High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN)
Agenda item III: Strengthening Coordinated Policy Responses to the Global Food Crisis - The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Keynote speakers:
National and regional statements:
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Chile
- Colombia
- European Union and its 27 Member States
- Finland
- Japan
- Iceland
- Malaysia
- Morocco
- Norway
- Panama
- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
- USA
- Uzbekistan
Other stakeholders:
Agenda item IV: Global 'Interlinkages' Dialogue
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Agenda item V: Empowering Women and Girls and Promoting Gender Equality: Endorsement and Uptake of the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment (GEWE) in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition
Keynote speakers:
- Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
- Berioska Morrison, Minister Councellor, Dominican Republic
- Helena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality, European Union
- Luz Haro Guanga, Executive Secretary, Network of Rural Women of Latin America and the Caribbean and Principal Member of Network of Municipalities for Gender Equality, Ecuador (video statement in English | in Spanish)
- Paula Narváez, President, UN Economic and Social Council (video statement in English | in Spanish)
National and regional statements:
- Angola
- Australia
- Brazil
- Chile
- European Union and its 27 Member States
- Finland
- Germany
- Iceland
- Indonesia on behalf of Algeria, Cameroon, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russian Federation, Sudan and Senegal
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Norway
- Panama
- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
- Sweden
- Thailand
- USA
Other stakeholders:
Agenda item VI: Leveraging the Use of Data for Driving Food Security and Nutrition Policy: Endorsement and Uptake of the Policy Recommendations on Strengthening FSN Data Collection and Analysis Tools for Food Security and Nutrition
Keynote speakers:
- Francesca Perucci, Director of Policy and Partnerships, Open Data Watch
- Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO
National and regional statements:
- Dominican Republic
- Japan
- Malaysia
- MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Türkiye and Australia)
- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
Other stakeholders:
Agenda item VII: CFS Strategic Direction toward 2030: The Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPoW) 2024-2027
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Agenda item VIII: Addressing Multiple Dimensions of Inequalities: Reducing Inequalities for Food Security and Nutrition
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Agenda item IX: Progress Report on Follow-Up to the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2)
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Agenda item X: Monitoring CFS Policy Recommendations on Price Volatility and Food Security and on Social Protection for Food Security and Nutrition
Agenda item XI: Other matters
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CFS Secretariat's Special Event
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