Civil Society for the Committee on World Food Security

NEW THIS WEEK!

1. Voluntary Guidelines – THIRD round of negotiations date set!
2. GSF Zero Draft and Letter from CSO Task Team Members! 
3. Letter from W. Europe on behalf of CC Member, Stineke Oenema
4. CSM Info Flyer / Nota Informativa del MSC / Note d’information du MSC
5. Chair’s Summary of joint CFS Bureau/AG Meeting, 06 December
6. Newly Elected 4 CSO Members to the CFS Advisory Group
7. CFS Final Report in EN, FR, ES without corrections
8. First Draft of Voluntary Guidelines with changes from July AND October Negotiations - EN only. For more information on the October negotiations see the FAO website.
9. Check out the 1st HLPE Report on Price Volatility and Land Tenure and International Investments in Agriculture: http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/en/
10. CSM Working Groups  have been set-up with resource facilitators and are dedicated to the CFS policy-related issues leading up to the 37th Session of the CFS. THREE of the working groups (Ag. Investment, Gender, Food Sec & Nutrition, and FPV) will work closely with the CFS Task Teams to prepare for the CFS 37 Round Tables. For more information on how to get involved in the working groups click HERE. For information on the individual work programs and up-to date documents follow the links:
    • Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests
    • Agricultural Investment
    • Gender, Food Security & Nutrition
    • Food Price Volatility
    • Global Strategic Framework
11. Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) – Endorsed during the 2010 Civil Society Consultation

*All documents can be found in the Document library

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Welcome to Civil Society Organizations for the Committee on World Food Security!

CSO for CFS is an online community where civil society representatives from all around the world can receive relevant and up-to-date information on the work leading up to the 36th session of the CFS in October 2010.

Civil society has played a crucial role in the reform process during and leading up to the 35th session in October 2009, where the document was adopted .  Setting precedence,  civil society contributed and engaged alongside Member State representatives during discussions/debates, providing knowledgeable insight and invaluable experience, all in an effort to create the most effective and all-inclusive CFS possible.

In accordance with the CFS reform document, “Civil society organizations/NGOs and their networks are working to autonomously establish a global mechanism for food security and nutrition which will function as a facilitating body for CSO/NGOs consultation and participation in the CFS.”

The Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) proposal can be found in the Document Library.

The activities of the mechanism include:

i. broad and regular exchange of information, analysis and experience;

ii. developing common positions as appropriate;

iii. communicating to the CFS and, as appropriate, its Bureau through representatives designated by an internal self-selection process within each civil society category;

iv. convening a civil society forum as a preparatory event before CFS sessions if so decided by the civil society mechanism”.

Please see “About Us” for more information and “CFS Updates” for frequent updates.

For any questions and inquiries, please email us at:

cso4cfs@gmail.com