Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC)
9 - 13 May 2016
Rome, Italy
33rd Session
Food losses and waste work at Regional and National Level
CFS held two plenary sessions since the last Regional Conferences met. In line with its role in global policy convergence CFS endorsed the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI) and the Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (CFS-FFA). Policy recommendations were made on the basis of the three reports produced by the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE): Food Losses and Waste in the Context of Sustainable Food Systems; Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture for Food Security and Nutrition; and Water for Food Security and Nutrition. The Committee organized a High-Level Forum on Connecting Smallholders to Markets. Its outcomes were presented to the CFS Plenary together with identified areas to be further addressed by CFS. CFS endorsed its Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPoW) for the biennium 2016-2017 and the guidance note for the selection of future CFS activities. The Regional Conference is further invited to encourage the implementation of CFS policy products.