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

L e droit à l’alimentation: Engagement passé, obligation actuelle, action supplémentaire dans le futur – Rétrospective des dix ans de mise en œuvre des Directives sur le droit à l’alimentation analyse certains des principaux problèmes rencontrés dans la mise en œuvre des Directives sur le droit à l...

Mieux tirer parti des avantages socioéconomiques des forêts Sources d’emplois, d’énergie, d’aliments nutritifs et d’une large gamme d’autres biens, ainsi que de services écosystémiques, les forêts, mais aussi les systèmes agroforestiers et les arbres présents sur les exploitations, occupent une...

On 7 August 2014 Russia announced a ban on food imports from Western countries which, in an earlier move, had imposed sanctions on Russian business interests in connection with the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The prohibition was effective immediately, and will stay in place for one year, blocking all...

Recent increases in the levels and volatility of food prices have created significant challenges to efforts to reduce levels of food insecurity both at national and household levels. As a result, significant political attention has been given to the promotion of improvements in food staples...

The Food Security Commitment and Capacity Profile methodology There is a global consensus that strong political commitment by Governments and development partners is key to the elimination of hunger and malnutrition. It is against this background that FAO has developed a methodology to assess and...

Créer un environnement plus propice à la sécurité alimentaire et à la nutrition L’édition 2014 de L’État de l'insécurité alimentaire dans le monde présente les dernières estimations des niveaux de la sous-alimentation dans le monde et décrit les progrès accomplis en vue de la réalisation des cibles...

This article summarizes the outcomes of an FSN Forum online discussion on Street Foods (September/October 2011). The discussion was part of a study carried out by FAO’s Regional Office for Africa on possible incentives to improve the safety, quality, and nutritional value of street foods.

With increasing global temperatures, rising sea levels and more frequent and intense extreme weather events, Pacific islands countries, especially those in warmer latitudes, are the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Their populations are expected to be among the first that...

This publication sheds light on the impacts of meat and dairy production, and aims to catalyse the debate over the need for better, safer and more sustainable food and farming.

Although there has been much debate about the potential benefits and risks of international investment, there is a lack of systematic evidence on the actual impacts on the host country and their determinants. This paper summarizes the results of FAO’s case studies on foreign investment in developing...