Committee on World Food Security

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Rome, Italy, 15-20 October 2012

Photos and presentations from the Sessions

Available in original language only

Opening session - Monday 15 October

  Statement by FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva

Setting the Stage for CFS 39

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Policy Round Tables

Food security for social protection

  Social protection for food security - HLPE Presentation

  Beyond production to improve food and nutrition security

Food security and climate change

  Food Security and Climate Change HLPE Presentation

CFS 39 Day 2

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State of Food Insecurity (SOFI) - Presentation to CFS

  The State of Food Insecurity in the World Economic growth necessary, but not sufficient to accelerate reduction of hunger and malnutrition

Coming to terms with terminology - Presentation to CFS

  Coming to terms with terminology

Wednesday, 17 October

  Director-General remarks on the Zero Hunger Challenge

  Statement by the Minister of External Relations, Brazil

Global and regional initiatives and linkages with CFS

• Facilitator, David Nabarro
• AUC (African Union Commission) ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) AfDB (African Development Bank) Land Policy Initiative: Joan Kagwanja, Chief, Land Policy Initiative
• GCARD (Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development): Mark Holderness, Executive Secretary of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research
• G20 2012: Ambassador Miguel Ruiz-Cabañas Izquierdo, Permanent Representative of Mexico
• AMIS - Agricultural Market Information System: David Hegwood. Senior Food Security Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development
• New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: Jonathan Shrier, Acting Special Representative for Global Food Security
• Rio+20 follow up: M. Ann Tutwiler, Deputy Director-General (Knowledge)

Global and regional initiatives and linkages with CFS

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Thursday, 18 October

  Presentation on the High Level Expert Forum (HLEF) on Addressing Food Security in Protracted Crises

  Responsible agricultural investments – the way forward

  Follow-up: Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

  CFS Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPoW)

  Monitoring progress in improving food and nutrition security

Friday, 19 October

  Special session on country and regional experiences

14.30-16.00 (parallel)

The National Strategy for Poverty Reduction in Iraq (NSPRI)

  Poverty Reduction Strategy in Iraq - Presentation

14.30-16.00 (parallel)

Alba Alimentos

  Alba - TCP (English)

  Alba - TCP (Spanish)

16.00-17.30

Harmonization of Food Security and Nutrition Actions Mapping

  Monitoring, mapping and follow-up presentation

  Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support Systems (ReSAKSS)

  IPC overview

Special Session: The National Strategy for Poverty Reduction in Iraq (NSPRI)

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Special Session: Alba Alimentos

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