Committee on World Food Security
Making a difference in food security and nutrition
54th Plenary Session
of the Committee on World Food Security
19–23 October 2026 | FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
Sessions: Mon, 19 Oct
I. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
II. THE STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE WORLD - STRENGTHENING COORDINATION AND COLLABORATIVE ACTIONS
A) Opening statements by the following, or their delegates.
Mr António Guterres
Secretary-General, United Nations
Mr Máximo Torero
Chief Economist, on behalf of the Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Mr Alvaro Lario
President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Ms Rania Dagash-Kamara
Assistant Executive Director for Partnerships and Innovation, World Food Programme (WFP)
Ms Sofía Monsalve Suárez
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, United Nations
Mr Volker Türk
High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations
Mr Sayed Azam-Ali
Chairperson, High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN)
Professor Anas A. Al-Nabulsi
Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
B) Presentation of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report 2026
Mr Máximo Torero
Chief Economist, FAO
C) State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report 2026: Panel discussion on regional perspectives
Moderator: Ms Luz María de Regil
Director, Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization (WHO)
H.E. Laura Elena Carrillo Cubillas
Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Agencies based in Rome
Mr Harry O’Crowley
International Development, UN and SDGs Unit, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland
Ms Kanjana Kwanmuang
Deputy Secretary General, Office of Agricultural Economics, Thailand
Ms Ibtihal Khreesha
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Ms Ximena Moreno
Coordination Committee member for the consumers constituency and URGENCI network, Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSIPM)
Ms Elija Hietavo
Global Head, Tetra Pak, Private Sector Mechanism (PSM)
Ms Jane Maland Cady
Program Director, McKnight Foundation, Philanthropic Foundation Mechanism (PFM)
Ms Constanza Di Nucci
Chief Corporate Strategy and Effectiveness Officer and Deputy, Office of Development Effectiveness, IFAD
Mr Siddharth Krishnaswamy
Chief, Assessments and Targeting, WFP
Lunchtime
13.00–14.30Afternoon
15.00–18.00II (CONT). THE STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE WORLD - STRENGTHENING COORDINATION AND COLLABORATIVE ACTIONS
D) Presentation of the outcomes and recommendations of the Second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20)
Mr Thomas Cooper Patriota
Head, International Affairs, Ministry of Rural Development and Family Farming, Brazil
Thomas Cooper Patriota has been head of the Special Advisory Unit for Internacional Affairs at Brazil's Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming (MDA) since 2023.
He previously worked in the same department at the MDA from 2011–2015. He holds a PhD from the Institute of Development Studies (ids) at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom; a Master's degree in African Politics from Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris1); and a Master's degree in Development Studies from Sciences Po Paris, where he also graduated with a degree in Social Sciences and Latin American Studies.
E) Presentation of the CFS Chairperson’s Summary Report on Collaborative Governance for Coordinated Policy Responses to Emerging Global Food Crises towards Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation
Professor Anas A. Al-Nabulsi
Chairperson, CFS
F) Presentation of CFS Chairperson’s Summary Report on the High-Level Forum on Harnessing Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization and Data Governance for Food Security and Nutrition
Ms Elisabetta Gotor
Principal Scientist and Leader of policy inclusion and social economic analysis for impact, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Professor Anas A. Al-Nabulsi
Chairperson, CFS
G) Presentation of the outcomes of the Satellite Session on Empowering women farmers for food security and nutrition: working together to advance inclusive and sustainable food systems
Rapporteur: H.E. Gloria Reyes
Minister for Women, Dominican Republic
Evening
18.30–21.30II (CONT). THE STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE WORLD - STRENGTHENING COORDINATION AND COLLABORATIVE ACTIONS
H) Delegates’ statements on Strengthening Coordination and Collaborative Actions for Food Security and Nutrition
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