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| Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition • FSN Forum |
| FSN Forum Newsletter: April – June 2023 |
We are happy to share the newsletter of the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) to invite you to take part in the ongoing online activities, outputs on recently closed consultations, and new publications. |
| ONGOING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS |
| 20th anniversary of the Right to Food Guidelines – Call for inputs on the realization of the Human Right to Adequate Food Open until 23 June 2023Available in English, Español, Français, Русский, 中文, العربية This joint call for submissions of the FAO Right to Food Team and the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security. This call will help inform on efforts made to realize the right to adequate food at local, national, regional or global level, and provide an important stock taking opportunity for countries and their people. |
| This call has already received 45 experts’ valuable contributions from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Italy, Mali, Netherlands, Nigeria, Palestine, Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, Togo, Uganda, and United Kingdom. Please visit the call webpage to read the full introduction and download the submission template in any of six UN languages. The joint team of co-facilitators Ms Hubert-Chartier, Ms Claire Mason and Ms Sarah Brand from the Right to Food, and Chiara Cirulli from the CFS Secretariat expressed their gratitude to the participants below. « Dear participants, We would like to thank all participants who contributed to the online Call for Submissions on the “20th anniversary of the Right to Food Guidelines – Call for inputs on the realization of the Human Right to Adequate Food”. We truly appreciate the time and effort that you put into submitting your contributions and have been reading your inputs with great interest! Looking towards the celebrations of the Right to Food Guidelines in 2024, the results of this call will help inform on efforts made to realize the right to adequate food at local, national, regional or global level, and provide an important stock taking opportunity for countries and their people. We encourage you to review all the insightful contributions shared on the FSN website. Should you wish to share any additional contribution, please do not hesitate to contact the FAO Right to Food Team (righttofood@fao.org). » |
| Case studies of agrifood system technologies and innovations for climate action: Call for proposals for the FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2023 Open until 23 June 2023. Available in English, Español, Français, Русский, 中文 and العربية This Call for Submissions is requested by the FAO Chief Scientist Office that invites stakeholders to share illustrative country level case studies of agrifood system technologies and innovations for climate action. The call is in the context of the upcoming FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2023 under the umbrella of the global World Food Forum. Following a review and selection of the submissions, the most impactful, innovative and relevant case studies will be showcased at SIF 2023 and participants will be invited to present them in October 2023. |
| This call has already received 96 experts’ valuable submissions with case studies from around a globe – Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritania, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Rwanda, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Türkiye, Uganda, UAE, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe. You can find all contributions on the call webpage, where you also can read the full introduction and download the submission template. Dr Mona Chaya, Special Adviser, and Dr Preet Lidder, Technical Adviser from the FAO Chief Scientist Office, who are co-facilitators of this call expressed their gratitude to the participants: « Thank you for your valuable contributions so far. We greatly appreciate the time and effort you invested in sharing your experiences and expertise. The Call for Submissions is open until 23 June 2023 so there is still time to submit a case study. Your submission will be carefully reviewed, and the selection process will be based on specific criteria, including the focus on climate action, relevance to agrifood systems, equity, adversity, and innovativeness. Selected participants will be informed before the end of July and will be invited to present their respective case studies at the upcoming Science and Innovation Forum 2023 (funding support will be provided to facilitate participation, especially for attendees from low- and middle-income countries). We are excited to have the opportunity to showcase the most impactful, innovative, and relevant case studies at SIF 2023. » |
| RECENTLY CLOSED ACTIVITIES |
| Use and application of CFS policy recommendations on price volatility and food security, and social protection for food security and nutrition This Call for Submissions took place in the period from 31.01.2023 until 04.05.2023 on the request of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). The call was available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The CFS Secretariat encourages stakeholders to voluntarily share their experiences and good practices in applying the two sets of CFS policy recommendations on price volatility and food security, and social protection for food security and nutrition. Inputs received through reporting individual experiences or the results of multi-stakeholder consultations or events will be compiled in a document made available for delegates at the CFS 51st Plenary Session in October 2023. |
| The CFS Secretariat facilitated this call that received 49 valuable contributions from experts, representing diverse public and private organizations and working in different fields of expertise. In particular, participants informed on 37 countries as follows: Armenia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Honduras, India, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Moldova, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Palestine, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, and Zambia. Please visit the call webpage to download the Proceedings report with all contributions received. Bahar Zorofi and Giorgia Paratore, from the CFS Secretariat, facilitated this call and expressed their gratitude to the participants below: « Dear Participants,The CFS Secretariat thanks all stakeholders who have provided contributions to the call for inputs on the use and application of the CFS policy recommendations on Price Volatility and Social Protection. Your inputs will feed into the preparation of a summary report and will contribute to inform the monitoring session during the CFS 51 Plenary Session.Looking forward to hearing from you again in future call for inputs through the FSN Forum platform. » |
| We take this opportunity to warmly thank those who contributed to the recently closed consultations and calls for submissions that were conducted for the CFS Secretariat, HLPE-FSN Secretariat and the FAO-IFAD Program development team: |
| New Food System Integrated Program to support the transformation of food systems into nature-positive, resilient, and pollution-free system This consultation took place in the period from 21.03.2023 until 11.04.2023 on the request of the FAO-IFAD Program development teamand was available in English This consultation was organized in the context of the FAO-IFAD development process of the GEF Food System Integrated Program to support selected nations. The FAO-IFAD development team invited stakeholders to share their views and suggestions to the newly developed Program documents – the Theory of Change and the Draft Results Framework. The consultation was facilitated by Sameer Karki, Technical Officer of the FAO-GEF Coordination Unit. The Program will focus explicitly on sustainable, regenerative, nature positive production systems and support efficient value/supply chains covering selected food crops (maize, rice, and wheat), commercial commodities (soy, oil palm, coffee and cocoa), livestock and aquaculture. |
| The consultation gathered 61 valuable contributions from experts that represent different fields of expertise, affiliations and countries. In particular, participants were from 31 countries: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, Congo, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Sudan, Switzerland, UK, USA, and Zambia. Please visit the consultation webpage to download the Proceedings report with all contributions received. Mr Sameer Karki, who is the co-facilitator of this consultation and a Technical Officer of the FAO-GEF Coordination Unit, welcomes your contributions: « Dear Participants, On behalf of the Program development team, I thank you so much for your responses to our call for inputs on the draft theory of change and the draft results framework for the GEF8 Food Systems Integrated Program. Although we are closing the consultation for now due to approaching deadline for their submission to the GEF, we look forward to your additional inputs in future, as we develop the program further at global and national levels. For your information, the following countries have been selected to develop national food systems transformation projects based on expressions of interests submitted by the countries: Argentina, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Eswatini, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Türkiye. These country level projects have selected different sub-sector of food systems as entry points. With best wishes to all! » |
| Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation This consultation took place in the period from 01.03.2023 until 16.04.2023 on the request of the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) Secretariat of CFS. It was available in English, French and Spanish. The consultation was organized in the context of the upcoming report of the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), the V0 draft of which will be further developed and the final HLPE-FSN report will be presented at the 52nd plenary session of the CFS in October 2024. This will mark the start of the policy convergence process on the theme that is fundamental for food security and nutrition by given the social and economic significance of food systems in urban and peri-urban areas, addressing the challenges of urbanization and rural transformation. |
| The consultation received 96 insightful and sharp contributions from 42 countries, diverse public and private organizations working in different fields of expertise, academia, civil society and other institutions. In particular, participants were from: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, India, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Pakistan, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, UK, and USA. Please visit the consultation webpage to download the Proceedings report with all contributions received. Évariste Nicolétis, the Coordinator of the HLPE-FSN Secretariat, and Paola Termine, programme Officer, from the HLPE-FSN Secretariat facilitated this consultation and shared with the participants their thoughts: “Dear contributors, We take this opportunity to sincerely thank all those who have contributed to the consultation on the scope of the upcoming CFS HLPE-FSN report “Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation”. These inputs will allow the HLPE-FSN to address the critical issues facing both policymakers and practitioners working on urban and peri-urban food systems. Given the social and economic significance of food systems in urban and peri-urban areas, addressing the challenges of urbanization and rural transformation is fundamental for food security and nutrition. We truly appreciate the time and effort you devoted to provide your comments, especially because your valuable insights are fundamental to ensuring legitimacy, scientific quality, and the incorporation of diverse forms of knowledge and expertise in the HLPE-FSN reports and recommendations. The scope you kindly contributed to will be used for the development of the report “Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation” that will be presented at the 52nd plenary session of the CFS in October 2024, and which will mark the start of the policy convergence process on this theme.« |
| FSN FORUM ACTIVITIES AND PRODUCTS |
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