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
Friday, 23 October - Side Events
Morning events - 9.00–10.15
28 | Tackling Land Inequality and Tenure Insecurity: Advancing VGGT uptake and monitoring in the CFS after ICARRD+20
23/10/2026
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
29 | Feeding the Future Fairly: Advancing Decent Work in Aquaculture as an Essential Pillar of Sustainable Food Systems
23/10/2026
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
30 | Advancing the CFS Policy Recommendations on Youth through Intergenerational Partnerships and Local Action
23/10/2026
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: Sheik Zayed Centre
31 | Reclaiming food systems governance: strengthening democracy and accountability through the right to food
23/10/2026
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
32 | Structural Investments in Women’s Entrepreneurship: Public and Private Approaches to Leadership, Child Care and Resilient Rural Ecosystems
23/10/2026
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
Afternoon events - 12.00–13.15
33 | Innovation and Lessons on Whole of Food System Governance: Institutional designs and impacts across 4 continents
23/10/2026
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
34 | From Land Rights to Resilient Food Systems: Advancing Agroecology, Women's Empowerment and Territorial Food Policies
23/10/2026
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
35 | From evidence to action: policy–practitioner dialogue on inclusive innovation and digital transformation for resilient agrifood systems
23/10/2026
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: King Faisal room
Afternoon events - 13.30–14.45
36 | No Water, No Food: Governing the Water–Food–Ecosystems Nexus for Resilient and Inclusive Agrifood Systems
23/10/2026
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
37 | Science-Policy Interfaces and Tools for Equitably Transformative Pathways to Bounce Forward to Resilient Food Systems
23/10/2026
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
38 | Catalysing Transformation: Multilateral, Country-Led and Local Action for Agrifood Systems and Nutrition in Complex Settings
23/10/2026
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: Sheik Zayed Centre
39 | Managing Market Shocks and Input Cost Pressures: Implications for Food Security
23/10/2026
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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