Committee on World Food Security
Making a difference in food security and nutrition
CFS 52 Sessions
This year's session will focus on the 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition report, the endorsement of those CFS products developed by the Committee during the intersessional period, the update of the CFS Multi-Year Programme of Work for 2024-2027, the report by the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) on "Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation", and other ongoing CFS workstreams and priorities.
SESSION I: ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
SESSION II: STRENGTHENING COORDINATED POLICY RESPONSES TO THE FOOD CRISIS - THE STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE WORLD 2024
Opening Statements
Alvaro Lario - President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development
Delivering Opening Remarks on behalf of Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Bob Rae - President of the Economic and Social Council
Máximo Torero Cullen - Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture of Organization of the United Nations
Delivering Opening Remarks on behalf of QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Cindy McCain - Executive Director of the World Food Programme
Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann - Chair of the High Level Panel of Experts Steering Committee
Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile - Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security
SESSION III: GLOBAL THEMATIC EVENT ON ADVANCING THE UPTAKE OF THE CFS VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY
The session seeks Plenary endorsement of the Action Plan to Strengthen the Uptake of CFS Policy Products. This will also represent an opportunity to listen to concrete experiences and examples concerning the use and integration of CFS policy products into national policies, programmes and legal frameworks.
Speakers
Keynote presentation: Volker Türk, High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations
Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, United Nations
Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, Special Rapporteur on Water and Sanitation, United Nations
Hala Barakat, Habitat International Coalition, Egypy (CSIPM)
Mandla Mabunda, CEO Masana Dieticians, Kenya (PSM)
Benjamin Davis, Director ESP, FAO
Taily Terena, International Indian Treaty Council, Brazil (CSIPM Youth Representative)
Olawole Olagbaju, CEO Real People Concept, Nigeria (PSM Youth Representative)
Sonia Rojas, Coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentary Front against Hunger
Françoise Uwumukiza, Member of the 4th Assembly 2017- 2022, Rwanda, and the East African Legislative Assembly
Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor of Chefchaoen, Representative from the World Organization of United Cities and Local Government
Laura Elisa Perez, RTF Observatory in LAC (UNAM, Mexico)
Christopher Mbazira, Makerere University, Uganda
SESSION IV: STRENGTHENING THE IMPACT OF CFS POLICY PRODUCTS: ENDORSEMENT OF THE ACTION PLAN TO STRENGTHEN THE UPTAKE OF CFS POLICY PRODUCTS
The session seeks Plenary endorsement of the Action Plan to Strengthen the Uptake of CFS Policy Products. This will also represent an opportunity to listen to concrete experiences and examples concerning the use and integration of CFS policy products into national policies, programmes and legal frameworks.
Speakers
Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile, Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security
Josyline Javelosa, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Philippines, Co-Rapporteur of the CFS Uptake OEWG
Klemen Gamboa, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food, Guatemala
SESSION V: CFS STRATEGIC DIRECTION TOWARD 2030
This session seeks Plenary consideration and endorsement of the annual update of the rolling section of the CFS 2024-2027 Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPoW).
Speakers
Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile, Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security
SESSION VI: ADDRESSING MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF INEQUALITIES: ENDORSEMENT AND UPTAKE OF THE CFS POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON REDUCING INEQUALITIES FOR FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
SESSION VII: PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION ACROSS THE RURAL-URBAN CONTINUUM: STRENGTHENING URBAN AND PERIURBAN FOOD SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE CONTEXT OF URBANIZATION AND RURAL TRANSFORMATION
SESSION VIII: PROMOTING DECENT WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
SESSION IX: FORUM ON THE UPTAKE OF THE CFS VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ EMPOWERMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
SESSION X: OTHER MATTERS