Forum global sur la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition (Forum FSN)

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This years's SOFI focuses on the multiple dimensions of food insecurity.

• Job Title: FSL Coordinator
• Job Location: Antakya, Turkey with frequent field visits to Syria
• Reporting to: Assistant Country Director Programmes
• Start Date: ASAP
• Contract Length: 6 months with possible extension up to one year 

GOAL are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Coordinator with experience of leading the development and implementation of Food Security & Livelihood strategies and programmes in (post) conflict environments. The FSL Coordinator, as a member of programme management team, will lead on or contribute to project proposals and donor reports for the sector, and will represent GOAL in the FSL working group meetings. S/he will be responsible for supervising the FSL manager in the field and will further be responsible for building the capacity of the FSL programme team. 

The FSL Coordinator reports directly to the Assistant Country Directory Programmes and works closely with other programme, M&E and support staff to ensure optimal integration of programme activities and support where appropriate. 

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2012, responding to the acute needs of conflict affected communities. GOAL is working in Idlib and Hama Governorates, in close coordination with local partners, delivering food, non-food and cash voucher programming to highly vulnerable populations. 

The IPC Team is very delighted to announce the launch of the new IPC Newsletter, which has been redesigned to include feature stories, as well as regular briefing sections of regional IPC news updates and upcoming IPC events. The IPC Newsletter will be issued on a quarterly basis and aims to keep stakeholders and partners informed on on-going IPC activities and results, both globally and in the different regions around the world.

This first issue especially highlights important initiatives and technical developments undertaken at Global Level, among them the IPC Chronic Scale development and the IPC Certification process. It also features recent IPC impacts, results and progress achieved at Regional and Country Level in Asia, Central America, and Africa.

The Eurasian Food Security Network has just been launched with the first online consultation Food Security issues in the Eurasian region: major challenges and G8/G20 initiatives in relation with the regional situation.

The Eurasian Food Security Network was set up for the Eurasian Center for Food Security (ECFS) as a result of the collaboration between the ECFS, the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).

The ECFS was established in June 2011 within the Moscow State University with the vision to contribute to sustainable agriculture development and natural resource management and to provide research and advisory services on food security matters to beneficiaries in the Eurasian Region and globally.

In support of this objective, the ECFS and FAO's Global Forum for Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) will be running online consultations to bring together stakeholders from governments, civil society organizations, research institutes, academia, and associations allowing them to enter into a dialogue.

Through inputs from a wide set of stakeholders the ECFS aims to get a clear picture of the main challenges to food security and to understand the priorities of the different countries and stakeholder groups.

The main questions tackled in the first online consultation are:

• What are the major challenges facing Eurasian countries in improving their food security situation?
• Are current policies conducive to ensure food security in your country?
• What do the decision makers from the Eurasian region expect from the G8/G20 initiatives in relation to food security issues?
  
   

The first online consultation, which is being held in both Russian and English, will run until the 16th of June 2013 and is open to everyone interested in the subject.