Committee on World Food Security

Making a difference in food security and nutrition

47th Plenary Session
of the Committee on World Food Security

08 - 11 February 2021 | FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy

Sessions

Opening Statements
  • António Guterres
    António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
  • Thanawat Tiensin
    Thanawat Tiensin, CFS Chairperson, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand to FAO, IFAD & WFP
  • Qu Dongyu
    Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • Gilbert Houngbo
    Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • David Beasley
    David Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP)
  • Martin Cole
    Martin Cole, Chairperson, HLPE Steering Committee
Keynote Intervention
  • Martin Cole
    Martin Cole, Chairperson, HLPE Steering Committee
Presentation of the 15th HLPE Report
  • Martin Cole
    Martin Cole, Chairperson, HLPE Steering Committee
  • Jennifer Clapp
    Jennifer Clapp, Team Leader, CFS HLPE Steering Committee
Delegate Statements
  • Dr. Martin Frick
    Dr. Martin Frick, Deputy to the Special Envoy for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021

Additional Background Document

Document: Submission on Experiences in the Use of CFS FFA (.docx-file)

Introduction
  • Ronald Hartman
    Ronald Hartman, Director of Global Engagement, Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation, IFAD
Keynote Speech
  • Elisabeth Kvitashvili
    Elisabeth Kvitashvili, former Rapporteur of the CFS policy convergence process for the CFS-FFA
Panel Discussion
  • Alexandra Bugailiskis
    Alexandra Bugailiskis, Canadian Ambassador to Italy & Permanent Representative to FAO, IFAD & WFP
  • Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval
    Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval, First Lady of Colombia
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  • Dr. Zulma Yanira Fonseca Centeno
    Dr. Zulma Yanira Fonseca Centeno, Director of Nutrition / ICBF (Colombian Institute of Family Wellbeing)
  • Dominique Burgeon
    Dominique Burgeon, Director, Liaison Office with the UN in Geneva & Director ad interim, Office of Emergencies and Resilience, FAO
  • David Kaatrud
    David Kaatrud, Director, Programme — Humanitarian and Development Division, WFP
  • Ahmed Sourani
    Ahmed Sourani, CSM representative, Arab Network for Food Sovereignty, Co-Founder & General Coordinator Gaza Urban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP)

Terms of Reference for the Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition
  • Satu Lassila
    Satu Lassila, Permanent Representative of Finland to FAO, IFAD & WFP, Co-Chair of the Open Ended Working Group on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition

Additional Speakers
  • Thanawat Tiensin
    Thanawat Tiensin, CFS Chairperson, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand to FAO, IFAD & WFP
  • Hans Hoogeveen
    Ambassador Hans Hoogeveen, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to FAO, IFAD & WFP

a) Moderated "Tour de Table" with current and former CFS Chairs
  • Thanawat Tiensin
    Thanawat Tiensin, CFS Chairperson, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand to FAO, IFAD & WFP
  • Gerda Verburg
    Gerda Verburg, former CFS Chair, Coordinator of the Scaling-Up Nutrition Movement
  • Yaya Olaniran
    Yaya Olaniran, former CFS Chair, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to FAO, IFAD & WFP
  • Mario Arvelo
    Mario Arvelo, former CFS Chair, Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to FAO, IFAD & WFP
b) Panel Discussion
  • Martin Cole
    Martin Cole, Chair of the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) Steering Committee
  • Michael Fakhri
    Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
  • Agnes Kalibata
    Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy for the UN Food Systems Summit