First of all, thanks for the opportunity to participate in this crucial process. Whereas each of the issues raised by contributors deserves great attention, I believe that time has come to assess the results achieved by the CFS in fulfilling its mandate to provide global coordination for food security policies.
Why am I proposing this issue?
The global governance of food security has often been defined as a conflictive “regime complex”, in which the partial overlapping of institutions that are different in character, constituencies, spatial scope, and primary subject matter jeopardizes the possibility of delivering coherent and effective policies.
This is indeed the raison d'être for the establishment of the CFS, whose primary role is to provide coordination at a global level and promote policy convergence by representing the most inclusive platform for all stake-holders, including relevant international organizations, to work together. Nevertheless, the proliferation of international instruments for food security and sustainable agriculture has continued throughout the last 5 years, and little is known about the capacity of the CFS to avoid contradictions between these different initiatives.
In this sense, I consider extremely important to study the influence of the CFS on other relevant international private and public actors which exert a noteworthy influence on regional and national behaviors.
What issues should be addressed by the Committee in the biennium?
To what extent are CFS recommendations included in the policies/discourses of public and private international actors whose activities are relevant for food security?
To what extent has the CFS managed to integrate in a significant manner the different stake-holders (international organizations, private sector, civil society) and concerns (food availability, food access, nutrition, justice, etc.) which are pertinent to the governance of food security?
Which ways forward could be explored to enhance the capacity of the CFS to provide policy coherence at a global level?
What kind of activity do you propose to address this issue?
The most appropriate way to approach this topic is probably to appoint the HLPE to write a report, which would then serve as a starting point for further discussions and reflections by CFS officers and interested parties.
Dear Mr. Fratini and members of the FSN-Forum,
First of all, thanks for the opportunity to participate in this crucial process. Whereas each of the issues raised by contributors deserves great attention, I believe that time has come to assess the results achieved by the CFS in fulfilling its mandate to provide global coordination for food security policies.
Why am I proposing this issue?
The global governance of food security has often been defined as a conflictive “regime complex”, in which the partial overlapping of institutions that are different in character, constituencies, spatial scope, and primary subject matter jeopardizes the possibility of delivering coherent and effective policies.
This is indeed the raison d'être for the establishment of the CFS, whose primary role is to provide coordination at a global level and promote policy convergence by representing the most inclusive platform for all stake-holders, including relevant international organizations, to work together. Nevertheless, the proliferation of international instruments for food security and sustainable agriculture has continued throughout the last 5 years, and little is known about the capacity of the CFS to avoid contradictions between these different initiatives.
In this sense, I consider extremely important to study the influence of the CFS on other relevant international private and public actors which exert a noteworthy influence on regional and national behaviors.
What issues should be addressed by the Committee in the biennium?
What kind of activity do you propose to address this issue?
The most appropriate way to approach this topic is probably to appoint the HLPE to write a report, which would then serve as a starting point for further discussions and reflections by CFS officers and interested parties.