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
Thursday, 22 October - Side Events
Morning events - 8.30–9.45
20 | International Year of the Woman Farmer: From Forward-Looking Evidence to Gender-Transformative Policy and Legislation
22/10/2026
Lead organizing institutions: Conscious Food Systems Alliance Secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme - United Nations Bodies; Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in Rome and Geneva
Categories: Philippines room
21 | The Power of Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems: Lessons from the Field and a Call to Action
22/10/2026
Lead organizing institutions: Conscious Food Systems Alliance Secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme - United Nations Bodies; Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in Rome and Geneva
Categories: Ethiopia room
22 | Rooted and Mobile: Pastoral Systems Leading the Way to Resilience
22/10/2026
Lead organizing institutions: Conscious Food Systems Alliance Secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme - United Nations Bodies; Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in Rome and Geneva
Categories: Iran room
23 | Financing Africa’s Agricultural Future: Mobilising Public, Concessional and Domestic Capital for African Agriculture
22/10/2026
Lead organizing institutions: Conscious Food Systems Alliance Secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme - United Nations Bodies; Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in Rome and Geneva
Categories: Austria room
Afternoon events - 13.30–14.45
24 | From vulnerability to collective action: Strengthening nutrition and food resilience through data systems
22/10/2026
Lead organizing institutions: Conscious Food Systems Alliance Secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme - United Nations Bodies; Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in Rome and Geneva
Categories: Philippines room
25 | Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and Resilience: From Indigenous Knowledge Systems to Policy Action in the Global South
22/10/2026
Lead organizing institutions: Conscious Food Systems Alliance Secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme - United Nations Bodies; Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in Rome and Geneva
Categories: Green room
26 | Enabling better access to healthy diets: Insights from cities and FAO's forthcoming report on healthy diets
22/10/2026
Lead organizing institutions: Conscious Food Systems Alliance Secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme - United Nations Bodies; Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in Rome and Geneva
Categories: Iran room
27 | Securing Her Land, Securing Our Food: Gender-Responsive Pathways for Climate Resilience
22/10/2026
Lead organizing institutions: Conscious Food Systems Alliance Secretariat, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme - United Nations Bodies; Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in Rome and Geneva
Categories: Ethiopia room
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