Dear Members, The 42nd session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS, www.fao.org/cfs/cfs42/<http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs42/>) will start next Monday and will bring together delegates from all around the world to discuss and review policies concerning world food security. CFS is one of the most inclusive and prominent international and intergovernmental platforms that aims to enable stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition for all. We would therefore like to forward CFS’s latest newsletter where you will find information on this year’s agenda, an introduction to the main topics that will be addressed and links to the official webpages. You can follow the session through live webcast and through Twitter by following @UN_CFS<https://twitter.com/un_cfs> and looking for the tags #CFS42 #Y4FSN. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us for any further information. Best regards, Your FSN Forum Team From: CFS Updates [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of CFS Updates Sent: 08 October 2015 14:06 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: CFS Update October 2015 [cid:image001.png@01D101D2.827D3A60] COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY CFS Update October 2015 Edition [cid:image002.jpg@01D101D2.827D3A60] CFS 42: 12 – 15 October 2015 CFS 42 Web Page: www.fao.org/cfs/cfs42<http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs42/> Session Documents: www.fao.org/about/meetings/cfs/cfs42<http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/cfs/cfs42/> Plenary Session Webcast: www.fao.org/webcast<http://www.fao.org/webcast/en/> All CFS Plenary Sessions are webcast. Side Events are not webcast. [cid:image003.gif@01D101D2.827D3A60]<https://twitter.com/UN_CFS> Details of the panellists at CFS 42 are on the CFS 42 web page. There are also 36 Side Events throughout the week organized by a wide variety of CFS Stakeholders - see the Side Events Timetable<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/cfs/Docs1415/cfs42/CFS42_Side_Events_Timetable.pdf> and an Information Marketplace for food security and nutrition related material. [cid:image004.png@01D101D2.827D3A60]<https://twitter.com/UN_CFS> Follow CFS 42 on Twitter: @UN_CFS<https://twitter.com/un_cfs> #CFS42 #Y4FSN CFS gears up for CFS 42… As delegates from around the world prepare to descend on Rome for the annual CFS Plenary session from 12 – 15 October, CFS is gearing up to address youth, resilience, Agenda 2030, nutrition, water, and many other important issues. The week-long session marks the culmination of some areas of work, including the anticipated endorsement of the Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (FFA), but also launches the beginning of new areas of work like the role CFS will play in nutrition and Agenda 2030. Even if you can’t make it in person, you can follow the whole week via webcast<http://www.fao.org/webcast> and tune into the website<http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs42/> for further information during and after the week. Highlights of CFS 42 Agenda 2030 CFS 42 is the first global UN meeting focused on food security and nutrition following the adoption of Agenda 2030 in the UN General Assembly on 25 September. Building on the momentum for how to move from commitments to action, CFS stakeholders will discuss how CFS, particularly given its leadership in multi-stakeholder collaboration on food security and nutrition, can play a key role in achieving the global goals by 2030. A new study by FAO, IFAD, and WFP estimates the cost of additional investments needed to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger to be US$265 billion per year between 2016 and 2030, equivalent to 0.31% of global GDP. The numbers are huge which means action from each and every stakeholder will be key. Don’t miss the beginning of the debate about how to achieve these actions among leaders, innovators, companies, farmers, and many more, including a keynote from Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation. Nutrition Although the number of undernourished people has dropped since 1990, there are still 2 billion people who do not consume enough nutrients, and obesity rates have doubled over the last 30 years. The world sat up and took notice of these facts last November during ICN2 and issued the Rome Declaration on Nutrition<http://www.fao.org/3/a-ml542e.pdf>, and formulated a common vision for global action to end all forms of malnutrition. Within this was the acknowledgement of the need for more coordinated action among different actors, across all relevant sectors at international, regional, national and community levels. CFS can play a role in contributing to more coordinated action and collaboration among its stakeholders, while at the same time ensuring that nutrition is fully mainstreamed through all its work. Youth at CFS42 - #Y4FSN Youth are also high on the agenda for the first time at CFS. Approximately 90 % of young people (age 15 – 24) live in developing countries where agriculture employs as much as 60 % of the labour force. Despite this, the majority of youth don’t currently see agriculture as a viable career path given low productivity rates and the difficulties they’ve seen the generations before face. While the challenges are significant, the potential returns are enormous and there are a number of events scheduled throughout the week to look at how we can encourage youth to be agents of change in agriculture and food systems and truly become the Zero Hunger Generation. On Monday afternoon there is a Youth for Food Security and Nutrition Idea Incubator<http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-home/cfsevents/youth/incubator/en>, where ten youth will pitch their food security and nutrition ideas to a panel for feedback. Thursday morning there is a Special Event on Developing the knowledge, skills, and talent development of youth<http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-home/cfsevents/youth/special/en> that will identify challenges, lessons learned, and policy implications based on a background document<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/cfs/Docs1415/Events/youth/CFS42_Youth_Talent_Background_EN.pdf>. Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (FFA) With up to half of a billion people affected by, or at risk of, protracted crises situations, and the highest number of people displaced since the Second World War, identifying ways to ensure food security and nutrition is of utmost urgency. Undernourishment is three times higher in protracted crisis situations than the average elsewhere. CFS stakeholders, including member countries, civil society organizations, private sector institutions and many others have worked together over the last couple of years to develop [cid:image005.jpg@01D101D2.827D3A60] a Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (FFA) that can guide all stakeholders on key actions required to meet the immediate needs of those living in and affected by crisis situations while also contributing to resolving the underlying causes of food insecurity and undernutrition. The FFA is due to be endorsed on October 13th and will mark the first global agreement among all stakeholders on coordinated actions for food security and nutrition in protracted crises. Water for Food Security and Nutrition Despite the significant advances in access to drinking water and sanitation, 4% of people living in urban areas and 18% of people living in rural areas still lack access to clean drinking water, and 25% of people still lack access to basic sanitation. Lack of access to safe drinking water, sanitation facilities and hygiene practices undermines the ability of people to lead healthy and nutritious lives. At the same time, increasing agricultural productivity to feed the growing population also requires water, and agriculture already claims almost 70 % of increasingly scarce freshwater resources. The High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) was requested to explore these interlinkages in order to identify ways to [cid:image006.png@01D101D2.827D3A60]<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/hlpe/hlpe_documents/HLPE_Reports/HLPE-Report-9_EN.pdf> improve integrated water and food security and nutrition planning and management. Their findings and recommendations were released in May. The report<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/hlpe/hlpe_documents/HLPE_Reports/HLPE-Report-9_EN.pdf>, will serve as the basis for debate and discussion at CFS42 on what the key policy recommendations are that will result in achieving the interrelated goals of safe drinking water and sanitation and food security and nutrition for all. High Level Panel of Experts News Fifteen new Steering Committee members have been appointed for the period of 2015 – 2017. This third HLPE Steering Committee will initiate its two-year term after the closure of CFS42 on October 15th. Short bios of the new members are available on the HLPE page<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/hlpe/hlpe_documents/StC/HLPE_Steering_Committee_2015-2017_Final.pdf>. This CFS Update is being sent as a pilot and is in English only. You are being sent this email because you have previously been in contact with CFS or have expressed an interest in CFS matters. To Unsubscribe: To be removed from the CFS Update mailing list, send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. To Subscribe: To subscribe to future CFS Updates, send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Please pass this message on to anyone who may be interested in following CFS matters. 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