Committee on World Food Security

Making a difference in food security and nutrition

50th Plenary Session
of the Committee on World Food Security

10-13 October 2022 | FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy

The 50th Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) was held from 10 to 13 October 2022 and adjourned. On 19 December, the Plenary reconvened to conclude the remaining two items (II and VIII) of the CFS 50 Agenda.

CFS 50 featured a full-day ministerial segment on coordinating policy responses to the global food crisis – The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022; endorsed newly agreed Policy Recommendations on Promoting Youth Engagement and Employment in Agriculture and Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition; and focused on boosting responsible investment in sustainable agriculture and food systems through a Global Thematic Event on the CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems. Additionally, the Plenary celebrated the International Day of Rural Women; reviewed the work of CFS and its HLPE-FSN toward 2030; and kickstarted the workstream on data collection and analysis for food security and nutrition.

The CFS 50 Final Report
Rome, Italy 13 October 2022

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) held its Fiftieth Session from 10 to 13 October and 19 December 2022. The session was convened in hybrid modality. The session was attended by delegates from 129 Members of the Committee, 13 non-Member States of the Committee, and by representatives

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Rome, Italy 19/12/2022

As we reconvene towards closing the CFS 50 Plenary, I wish to thank all CFS members and participants for your commitment to achieving a compromise text, and for your support to the Chairperson these last days. Following the informal meeting of the Bureau and Advisory Committee ...

Session Documents
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Guide to CFS 50
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Provisional Agenda
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Reconvened Session
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CFS 50 Special Event
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The CFS 50 Special Event will be held on Thursday, 13 October 2022, from 10:00 to 13:00.

Webcast
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