CFS Policy Recommendations on Strengthening Collection and Use of Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) Data and Related Analysis Tools to improve decision-making in support of the progressive realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the context of National Food Security, as agreed on 20 July 2023.

• Final draft - English

The negotiations will be held in hybrid format at FAO Headquarters. All formal sessions will be interpreted. The negotiations will be based on the 02 June 2023 version of the Draft for Negotiations.

Documents:

• Draft for Negotiations - 02 June 2023

The negotiations will be held in hybrid format at FAO Headquarters. All formal sessions will be interpreted. The negotiations will be based on the 27 April 2023 version of the Draft for Negotiations.

• Arabic 
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

Annex:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• English
• Russian
• Spanish

The negotiation process will follow the CFS principles and guidelines on negotiation modalities provided in the Guidance Note approved by the Bureau at its 23 March 2022 meeting by the Bureau at its 23 March 2022 meeting. Attention is also drawn to the interpretation announcement for the negotiations. 

The Guidelines for Participants in Zoom meetings are available in all languages:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

Documents:

• Provisional Agenda
• Zero Draft: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Statements: CFS Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples' Mechanism, CFS Private Sector Mechanism

Written inputs from Members received after the meeting: Australia, EU, Indonesia, Norway, New Zealand, Philippines, Switzerland, United States of America

Written inputs from other stakeholders received after the meeting: CFS Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples' Mechanism, CFS Private Sector Mechanism (Part 1 & Part 2), Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, Special Rapporteur Right to Food, WFO

Documents:

• Draft outline of the policy recommendations
• Intervention on the work of the UN Statistics Commission

Statements and comments by Members: Australia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Kuwait, Norway, Switzerland, United States of America

Statements and comments from other stakeholders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CFS Civil Society and Indigenous People's Mechanism, CFS Private Sector Mechanism, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, World Farmers' Organisation

Documents:

• Presentation

Written Inputs:

• Input from Members: Argentina, Australia, Brazil (1 - 2), France, Germany, Indonesia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland
• Input from Other Stakeholders: CGIAR, CSIPM, GPSDD, PSM

Concept Note - Programme

The Secretariat of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is organizing a half-day public event in support of the CFS 2020-2023 Multi-year Program of Work (MYPOW), specifically its approved major work-stream on data systems related to global food security and nutrition.

More information, including the link to registration, can be found here.