45th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 45)
15-19 October 2018 | Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
Highlights for Friday, 19 October 2018
On Friday morning, CFS delegates attended two sessions on good practices and lessons sharing on: food systems and nutrition; and on CFS and the 2030 Agenda. In the afternoon, delegates completed the discussion of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 Report and adopted the Meeting’s Report.
During the session on food security and nutrition, keynote speaker Stineke Oenema, Coordinator of the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition, stressed the importance of nutrition for all SDGs and encouraged members to overcome institutional barriers and “start planning together.” Panelists then presented experiences and lessons learned, including:
- China’s National Nutrition Plan;
- Germany’s initiatives to improve the quality of convenience food and to reduce food waste;
- A tax on sugary beverages imposed in Mexico; and
- Using pulses to address anemia in women of reproductive age.
During the session on CFS and the 2030 Agenda, panelists reported their experiences with SDG implementation. Key takeaways include:
- In Spain, the VNR process led to institutional realignment turning the 2030 Agenda into an “agenda of opportunities”;
- In the Dominican Republic, implementation of a roadmap for SDG 2 (zero hunger) also created benefits for education (SDG 4) and poverty (SDG 1); and
- In Sudan, the VNR process revealed the need to, among other needs, address livelihoods of women in agriculture, and making agriculture more attractive to youth.
In the afternoon, delegates completed the consideration of the SOFI report and decided to urge all stakeholders to act to reverse the trend in rising hunger. Delegates then adopted the meeting’s report.
CFS Chair Mario Arvelo gaveled the meeting to a close at 4:28pm.
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CFS Side Event: CFS Boosting the Role of Farmers in Fairer and more Sustainable Value Chains
CFS Side Event: Challenges and Opportunities for Youth in Agriculture – Perspectives from Future Leaders
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CFS 45 Resources
- CFS 45 Website
- CFS 45 Provisional Agenda
- CFS 45 Draft Timetable
- CFS Website
- Website for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- Website for the United Nations World Food Programme
IISD ENB/ENB+ Meeting Coverage
- CFS 44, 9-13 October 2017, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
- CFS 43, 17-21 October 2016, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
- Follow-Up to the High-Level Forum (HLF) on Connecting Smallholders to Markets, 8-9 June 2016, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
- Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Sustainable Development Goals of the Committee on World Food Security, 21 January, 24 February, 3 May, and 22 June 2016, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
- OEWG Meetings on Nutrition, 14 January, 25 February, and 29 April 2016, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
- CFS 42, 12-15 October 2015, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
- UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015, 25-27 September 2015, UN Headquarters, New York
- 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), 19-21 November 2014, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
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