Committee on World Food Security

Making a difference in food security and nutrition

51st Plenary Session
of the Committee on World Food Security

23-27 October 2023 | FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy

Sessions

  • Mr. António Guterres
    Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations
  • Dr. Qu Dongyu
    Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
  • Mr. Alvaro Lario
    Mr. Alvaro Lario, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development
  • Ms. Cindy McCain
    Ms. Cindy McCain, Executive Director, World Food Programme
  • H.E. Dennis Francis
    H.E. Dennis Francis, President, UN General Assembly
  • H.E. Paula Narváez
    H.E. Paula Narváez, President, UN Economic and Social Council
  • Mr. Bernard Lehmann
    Mr. Bernard Lehmann, Chairperson, High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN)
  • H.E. Gabriel Ferrero
    H.E. Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security

  • H.E. Gabriel Ferrero
    H.E. Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security
  • Dr. Máximo Torero Cullen
    Dr. Máximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Mr. Michael Fakhri
    Mr. Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Human Rights Council

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  • Dr. David Nabarro
    Dr. David Nabarro, Co-Director and Chair, Global Health at the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London
  • H.E. Paula Narváez
    H.E. Paula Narváez, President, UN Economic and Social Council
  • Ms. Fatema Aref Almulla
    Ms. Fatema Aref Almulla, Director, Partnerships & Special Projects Department, UAE
  • Dr. David Cooper
    Dr. David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
  • H.E. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki
    H.E. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Special Envoy for Food Systems, African Union
  • Dr. Stefanos Fotiou
    Dr. Stefanos Fotiou, Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub

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  • H.E. Paula Narváez
    H.E. Paula Narváez, President, UN Economic and Social Council
  • Ms. Luz Haro Guanga
    Ms. Luz Haro Guanga, Executive Secretary, Network of Rural Women of Latin America and the Caribbean and Principal Member of Network of Municipalities for Gender Equality, Ecuador

  • H.E. Gabriel Ferrero
    H.E. Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security
  • Mr. Anthony Murithii
    Mr. Anthony Murithii, Rapporteur of the Data Open-Ended Working Group, Committee on World Food Security
  • Ms. Francesca Perucci
    Ms. Francesca Perucci, Director of Policy and Partnerships, Open Data Watch

  • H.E. Gabriel Ferrero
    H.E. Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security
  • Mr. Bernard Lehmann
    Mr. Bernard Lehmann, Chairperson, High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
  • Mr. Bavhani Shankar
    Mr. Bavhani Shankar, Project Team Leader, High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition

  • H.E. Gabriel Ferrero
    H.E. Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security

  • H.E. Gabriel Ferrero
    H.E. Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security
  • Dr. Nancy Aburto
    Dr. Nancy Aburto, Deputy Director, Food and Nutrition Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Ms. Lina Mahy
    Ms. Lina Mahy, Technical Officer, World Health Organization

  • Dr. Máximo Torero Cullen
    Dr. Máximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Mr. Seth Meyer
    Mr. Seth Meyer, Chair, Agricultural Market Information System
  • Ms. Valerie Guarnieri
    Ms. Valerie Guarnieri, Assistant Executive Director for Programme and Policy Development, World Food Programme
  • Mr. Mohamed Béavogui
    Mr. Mohamed Béavogui, Former UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director-General of African Risk Capacity
  • H.E. Doreen Mwamba
    H.E. Doreen Mwamba, Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Republic of Zambia
  • Mr. Renato Domith Godinho
    Mr. Renato Domith Godinho, Special Advisor for International Affairs, Ministry for Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger, Brazil
  • H.E. Domingo F. Panganiban
    H.E. Domingo F. Panganiban, Senior Under-Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Philippines
  • Mr. Michael Keller
    Mr. Michael Keller, Chair, Private Sector Mechanism Representative, International Agri-Food Network
  • Ms. Patti Naylor
    Ms. Patti Naylor, Representative, Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism for Relations with the UN Committee on World Food Security
  • Ms. Stefania Lenoci
    Ms. Stefania Lenoci, Head of the Private Sector Advisory and Implementation Unit, International Fund for Agricultural Development

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  • H.E. Gabriel Ferrero
    H.E. Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security
  • Ms. Marcela Villareal
    Ms. Marcela Villareal, Director, Partnerships and UN Collaboration, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Mr. Michael Fakhri
    Mr. Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Human Rights Council
  • Ms. Nada Al-Nashif
    Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Mr. Renato Maluf
    Mr. Renato Maluf, Former President, Brazilian National Council on Food and Nutrition Security
  • Mr. Michael Windfuhr
    Mr. Michael Windfuhr, Expert Member, UN-Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  • Ms. Nadra Saleh Abdi Liibaan
    Ms. Nadra Saleh Abdi Liibaan, Member of Parliament, Somalia
  • H.E. Thierry Apothéloz
    H.E. Thierry Apothéloz, State Councillor, Department of Social Cohesion, Switzerland
  • H.E. Shri Sanjeev Chopra
    H.E. Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary Ministry of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
  • Mr. Chirophe Golay
    Mr. Chirophe Golay, Legal Adviser to the first UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food
  • Dr. Hlamalani Ngwenya
    Dr. Hlamalani Ngwenya, CEO, Facilitation of Systemic Change Consulting