FAO at the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on Population and Development
Hybrid Event, 19/04/2021 - 23/04/2021
The Commission on Population and Development monitors, reviews and assesses the implementation of the Programme of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The Programme of Action highlights the interlinkages between that population, poverty, patterns of production and consumption and the environment. The Commission also contributes to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Commission on Population and Development, at its fifty-fourth session (CPD54), considered the special theme of “Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development”.
The high-level panel discussed linkages between population trends and policies, food systems, nutrition and sustainable development. Panel members will include stakeholders from Member States, United Nations entities, academia, civil society and the private sector. During the opening segment, FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, delivered a statement. He underlined that 'agri-food systems lie at the heart of sustainable development. Their transformation is decisive for the unprecedented challenge of nourishing and sustaining close to 10 billion people by 2050.' FAO projections on the future of food and agriculture highlight that a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario is simply not an option. He also added that 'we need to take concrete action to achieve the many goals set out in the 2030 Agenda simultaneously.'
On April 20, the High-level panel on the road towards the Food Systems Summit was held. FAO Chief Economist, Maximo Torero, spoke about the trade-offs between food security and nutrition objectives and environmental sustainability, in light of the projected population growth. View the recording.
The CPD54 unanimously adopted the resolution on 'Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development' which conveys the message that food security, healthy diets, environmental protection and the empowerment of women and youth are critical to achieving Zero Hunger. Read the resolution.
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