Committee on World Food Security (CFS): HLPE 3rd Note on Critical, emerging and enduring issues - Preliminary V0 draft for CFS Bureau information
Here: GER (Germany) position on the HLPE Note
GER thanks the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) for preparing and sharing the Preliminary V0 draft HLPE 3rd Note on Critical, emerging and enduring issues. We highly welcome the opportunity to provide input through the consultation process.
As stated in the consultation process on identifying topics for the HLPE Report 2024, we agree on the relevance and urgency of all proposed themes. However, in the light of current challenges, the two topics “Conflicts and the fragility of food systems” and “Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases challenging FSN” particularly stand out in our view. As the world is currently facing a worsening global food security crisis, increased efforts are needed to address the root causes and main drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide, including poverty, inequalities, climate change, biodiversity loss, forced migration and conflicts. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic recession had demonstrated the profound impact infectious diseases can have on global food security and nutrition. Following up on the GER position on possible themes for the HLPE report 2024, we suggest that the importance of strengthening the resilience of food systems to pandemics and health crises is also considered as part of the HLPE’s proposal on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Against the background described, we believe that also the topic “Building resilient supply chains for FSN” is of great importance and timeliness. For Germany, the aspect of sustainability in those supply chains is an important factor. In conclusion, in our view, the topics “Urban and peri-urban food systems”, “Revitalizing climate policies for FSN”, “Recognizing the role and rights of food system workers” and “Building a meaningful interface for diverse knowledges and practices for FSN” are also useful starting points. In order to avoid duplication, we recommend building on existing CFS policy products, where possible.
In addition to the excellent suggestions already made, we suggest to consider the following proposal, as noted in the GER position from 31 January 2022(1): To support the uptake of CFS policy products consideration could be given towards a separate workstream to an in-depth internal debate on enhanced efforts by the CFS and its stakeholders to increase global awareness and use of all CFS Voluntary Guidelines and Policy Recommendations.
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(1)GER initial input on the “Open Guiding Questions” within the Group of Friends of the CFS Chair– Implications of the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) on CFS
Ms. Claudia Tonnini