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Committee on World Food Security

Contribution to the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2020

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

The vision of the Committee on World Food Security is to be the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for a broad range of committed stakeholders to work together in a coordinated manner in support of country led processes towards the elimination of hunger and ensuring food security and nutrition for all human beings. CFS will strive for a world free from hunger where countries implement the Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security. CFS represents a unique, innovative multistakeholder platform for enhanced policy and institutional coherence. The unique features of the reformed CFS include expanded participation rules and a specific science-policy interface. The CFS inclusive policy making processes ensure that the voices of all relevant stakeholders, particularly those most affected by food insecurity and malnutrition, are heard in the food and agriculture policy dialogue. The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) provides independent evidence-based reports to inform and support policy convergence.

Within the CFS framework, inclusiveness is not considered an end in itself but rather a means for the Committee to better deliver on its roles as a UN intergovernmental Committee involved in the global governance body of food security and nutrition. In CFS, all multistakeholder consultations feed into the CFS Plenary, where Member countries remain the ultimate decision makers, as well as principal actors in the attainment of food security and nutrition for all.

CFS contributes to advancing the 2030 Agenda as a global multi-stakeholder Committee through its policy outcomes, which constitute ready available tools for countries to advance food security and nutrition with a focus on the most vulnerable. Though voluntary in nature, CFS policies are developed through an inclusive, participatory process which contributes to their value. The full list of CFS reference documents is included in the Annex.

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