The Coordination Committee is the governing body of the Civil Society Mechanism and has the main role and responsibility to facilitate participation of CSOs in the Committee on World Food Security.
It was during the Civil Society Consultation, 8-10 October 2010, that participants from each constituency (11) and sub-region (16) discussed and decided on what process to put into action to select their Coordination Committee member(s) and which constituency and sub-regional networks needed to be involved in the consultation process. A focal person was nominated, to be responsible for facilitating the consultation, nomination and selection process. NB. Focal points did not necessarily have to be attending the Forum.
Please visit our CSO Consultation page for more information on the focal points who were responsible for carrying forward the consultation process for each constituency and sub-region.
PLUS, we have added a new drop-down menu, which is intended to provide information on the Coordination Committee member(s) elected to each constituency and sub-region, and the process by which they were selected, along with other current and relevant information. Please check back regularly for updates.
The DRAFT Terms of Reference for Coordination Committee (CC) (to be re-evaluated during the first face-to-face meeting of the CC in 2011) outlines the following:
- Role of the Coordination Committee
- Composition of the Coordination Committee
- Tenure of Membership
- Functioning of the Coordination Committee
- Selection Criteria for Coordination Committee members
- Administrative Support
- Resources
- Accountability
The following breakdown of the Coordination Committee, is meant to reflect the priority to small-scale farmers and to ensure geographical and gender balance, with 50% of representation to be held by women:
| Constituency | Number of Coordination Cttee members |
| Farmers* |
4 |
| Fisherfolk |
2 |
| Indigenous |
2 |
| Herders/Pastoralists: |
2 |
| Landless: |
2 |
| Youth: |
2 |
| Consumers: |
2 |
| Urban Poor: |
2 |
| NGOs: |
2 |
| Women: |
2 |
| Agricultural and Food Workers: |
2 |
|
24 |
|
| Sub-region | Number of Coordination Cttee members |
| North America |
1 |
| Central America and Carribean |
1 |
| Andean Region |
1 |
| Southern Cone |
1 |
| Western Europe |
1 |
| Eastern Europe |
1 |
| West Asia |
1 |
| South Asia |
1 |
| South East Asia |
1 |
| Central Asia |
1 |
| Oceania and Pacific |
1 |
| Southern Africa |
1 |
| West Africa |
1 |
| East Africa |
1 |
| Central Africa |
1 |
| North Africa |
1 |
|
16 |
Total: 40
