47th Plenary Session
of the Committee on World Food Security

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

Statements, Speeches and Presentations

Keynote Speeches

António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Thanawat Tiensin, CFS Chairperson, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand to FAO, IFAD & WFP Qu Dongyu, Director-General, FAO Gilbert Houngbo, President, IFAD David Beasley, Executive Director, WFP (Video statement)

Presentation of the HLPE Report

Minister Statements

H.E. Mariam Almheiri, Minister of State for Food and Water Security, United Arab Emirates H.E. Meryame Kitir, Minister of Development Cooperation, Belgium H.E. Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, Ukraine H.E. Per Callenberg, State Secretary, Rural Affairs, Sweden H.E. Dr. Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum, Secretary, Ministry of Food, Bangladesh

Delegate Statements

Keynote Intervention

Elisabeth Kvitashvili, former Rapporteur of the CFS policy convergence process for the CFS-FFA

Panel Discussion

Alexandra Bugailiskis, Canadian Ambassador to the Italian Republic and Permanent Representative of Canada to FAO, IFAD & WFP Video message by H.E. Maria Juliana Ruiz Marco, First Lady of Colombia Dr. Zulma Yanira Fonseca Centeno, Director of Nutrition / ICBF (Columbian Institute of Family Wellbeing) Dominique Burgeon, Director, Liaison Office with the United Nations in Geneva, Director ad interim, Office of Emergencies and Resilience, FAO David Kaatrud, Director, Programme — Humanitarian and Development Division, WFP Ahmed Sourani, CSM representative, Arab Network for Food Sovereignty, Co-Founder and General Coordinator Gaza Urban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP)

Delegate Statements

Argentina Dominican Republic European Union and its Member States, delivered by Portugal European Commission (Carla Montesi, Directorate-General International Partnerships) Morocco and Cameroon, on behalf of the African Regional Group Norway Russian Federation Switzerland Thailand Venezuela

Other Stakeholders

a) Update of the Rolling Section of the CFS MYPoW 2020-2023

Australia Brazil Dominican Republic Eritrea European Union and its Member States, delivered by Portugal Mali Norway Republic of Korea Russian Federation Switzerland Thailand Turkey USA PSM

b) Draft Terms of Reference for the Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the context of Food Security and Nutrition

Australia Austria Dominican Republic Ecuador European Union and its Member States, delivered by Portugal Holy See Additional Comments Indonesia Malta Mexico Republic of Korea Russian Federation Thailand PSM

Minister statements

H.E. Mariam Almheiri, Minister of State for Food and Water Security, United Arab Emirates

Delegate statements

Other Stakeholders

Bioversity International and CIAT Food and Agriculture Organization IPPC Secretariat Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Nutrition PSM, Els de Groene, Global Director Nutrition Standards & Advocacy at Unilever PSM, Rick White, International Agri-Food Network World Health Organization World Food Programme

Impacts of CFS and its various policy products

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CFS HLPE Issue Paper on Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition

Hungary Republic of Korea Turkey

Note verbale from Honduras Letter from Costa Rica to the CFS Secretariat

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