The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 (SOFI) by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Rome, Italy / Santiago, Chile, 21 September 2021 – The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) – a multi-stakeholder UN platform in Rome - is this week holding regional consultations with stakeholders for the Latin America and the Caribbean region to inform preparation of Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition in the context of Food Security and Nutrition.
The development of the guidelines is timely. Most recent evidence from the 2021 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report shows that women comprised the...
Rome, 04 June 2021 – The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) today endorsed the Policy Recommendations on Agroecological and Other Innovative Approaches for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition at its Special 48th Session.
The Policy Recommendations, approved by consensus of the CFS membership, will provide guidance to countries and stakeholders in strengthening agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition, and the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security. The recommendations underline the...
The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) Issues Paper on COVID-19 launched
Rome, Italy, 12 October 2020 — The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is this week hosting a special event on...