Food security exists when all people, both physically and economically have the opportunity to obtain sufficient safe and healthy food, meet their dietary needs and food preferences and enable them to live an active and healthy lifestyle.
Food security and nutrition concerns everyone. CFS is a multilateral forum, which allows customers to view at agreeing on specific measures to address these problems affecting the food security and nutrition, as the economic crisis and the growing demand for food.
What is CFS?
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) was established in 1974 as an intergovernmental body, which serves as a forum for consideration and follow-up on policy in the area of food safety. In 2009, have been reformed CFS, through which a wide range of stakeholders the opportunity to participate in the debate on food security and nutrition at the global level. According to the reform plan, the CFS should be the most inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for a joint and coordinated work of a range of stakeholders, aimed at ensuring food security and nutrition for all. CFS was reformed in order to resolve not only the short-term crisis management, but long-term structural problems. The Committee shall submit an annual report on its activities to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC). Who are the members of CFS? CFS The structure consists of members of the Committee, participants and observers . Committee members may be all the Member States of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), as well as Member States of the United Nations that are not members of the FAO. Member States are encouraged to take part in the sessions of the CFS at the highest possible level. Participants can be representatives of the institutions and bodies of the UN system, civil society and non-governmental organizations and their networks, intergovernmental agricultural research systems, international and regional financial institutions, as well as representatives of private sector associations and private foundations. The Committee may invite other interested organizations relevant to its work to participate as observers in the entire sessions or on specific agenda items.
High Level Panel on Food Security and Nutrition (HLEG) was established in October 2009 as part of the reform of CFS. The Steering Committee appointed by the CFS and HLPE responsible for the development and coordination of project teams that prepare analyzes and recommendations based on scientific knowledge. HLPE reports prepared independently of the CFS, and their findings and recommendations form the basis of discussions held in the CFS.
Food security and nutrition concerns everyone. CFS is a multilateral forum, which allows customers to view at agreeing on specific measures to address these problems affecting the food security and nutrition, as the economic crisis and the growing demand for food.
What is CFS?
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) was established in 1974 as an intergovernmental body, which serves as a forum for consideration and follow-up on policy in the area of food safety. In 2009, have been reformed CFS, through which a wide range of stakeholders the opportunity to participate in the debate on food security and nutrition at the global level. According to the reform plan, the CFS should be the most inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for a joint and coordinated work of a range of stakeholders, aimed at ensuring food security and nutrition for all. CFS was reformed in order to resolve not only the short-term crisis management, but long-term structural problems. The Committee shall submit an annual report on its activities to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC). Who are the members of CFS? CFS The structure consists of members of the Committee, participants and observers . Committee members may be all the Member States of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), as well as Member States of the United Nations that are not members of the FAO. Member States are encouraged to take part in the sessions of the CFS at the highest possible level. Participants can be representatives of the institutions and bodies of the UN system, civil society and non-governmental organizations and their networks, intergovernmental agricultural research systems, international and regional financial institutions, as well as representatives of private sector associations and private foundations. The Committee may invite other interested organizations relevant to its work to participate as observers in the entire sessions or on specific agenda items.
High Level Panel on Food Security and Nutrition (HLEG) was established in October 2009 as part of the reform of CFS. The Steering Committee appointed by the CFS and HLPE responsible for the development and coordination of project teams that prepare analyzes and recommendations based on scientific knowledge. HLPE reports prepared independently of the CFS, and their findings and recommendations form the basis of discussions held in the CFS.
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