Committee on World Food Security
Making a difference in food security and nutrition
Voluntary Guidelines and Policy Recommendations
With the aim of enhancing coordination, policy coherence, and knowledge-sharing among stakeholders, the CFS develops policy guidance to support countries and stakeholders in their efforts to achieve food security and nutrition for all.
CFS policy products constitute unique global policy instruments, negotiated at the multilateral level through an inclusive, intergovernmental, and multistakeholder policy convergence process, which tackles a broad range of topics through a food security and nutrition lens.
The distinctiveness of the CFS policy convergence process lies both in its scientific foundation, informed by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN), and in its broad consultations and formal negotiations among governments, civil society, the private sector, UN agencies, and other actors to build consensus on shared policy guidance.
These multilaterally agreed products promote policy coherence and coordination, supporting countries in designing, implementing, and monitoring strategies and programmes for sustainable food systems and the progressive realization of the right to adequate food.
Strengthening Urban and Peri-urban Food Systems to Achieve Food Security and Nutrition in the Context of Urbanization and Rural Transformation
2025
Endorsed at the CFS 53rd Plenary Session in October 2025.
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Reducing Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition
2024
Endorsed at the CFS 52nd Plenary Session in October 2024.
CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition
2023
Endorsed at the CFS 51st Plenary Session in October 2023.
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Strengthening Collection and Use of Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) Data
2023
Endorsed at the CFS 51st Plenary Session in October 2023.
Promoting Youth Engagement and Employment in Agriculture and Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition
2022
Endorsed at the CFS 50th Plenary Session in October 2022.
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Agroecological and Other Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems that Enhance Food Security and Nutrition
2021
Endorsed at the CFS 48th Plenary Session in June 2021.
Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition
2021
Endorsed at the CFS 47th Plenary Session in February 2021.
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Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition
2017
Endorsed at the CFS 44th Plenary Session in October 2017, updated in 2021.
Sustainable Agricultural Development for Food Security and Nutrition: What Roles for Livestock?
2016
Endorsed at the CFS 43th Plenary Session in October 2016.
Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises
2015
Endorsed at the CFS 42nd Plenary Session in October 2015.
Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture for Food Security and Nutrition
2014
Endorsed at the CFS 41th Session in October 2014.
Food Losses and Waste in the Context of Sustainable Food Systems
2014
Endorsed at the CFS 41st Plenary Session in October 2014.
Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems
2014
Endorsed at the CFS 42nd Plenary Session in October 2014.
Investing in Smallholder Agriculture for Food Security
2013
Endorsed at 40th Session in October 2013.
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
2012
Endorsed at the CFS 38th Plenary Session in May 2012.
How to Increase Food Security and Smallholder Sensitive Investments in Agriculture
2011
Endorsed at the CFS 37th Plenary Session in October 2011.
Land Tenure and International Investments in Agriculture
2010
Endorsed at the CFS 36th Plenary Session in October 2010.
Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
2004
Endorsed at CFS 30th Plenary Session in October 2004.
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