All documents related to CFS 2010/11 intercessional activities can be found here.
2010/11 Work Plan
The CFS 2010/11 workplan is critical to ensure that the work of the Bureau, Secretariat and HLPE is on target for the projections of next year’s CFS. Tasks for each branch of the CFS are laid out in the following work plan schedules:
Political Processes
High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE)
Forthcoming events:
May 2011
Open expert e-consultation (to be announced) on the first draft of the reports by HLPE Project Teams (on Price volatility and on Land tenure and international investments in agriculture)
12-13 July 2011
3rd meeting of the HLPE StC 7 october 2011 (09.30h – 13.00h FAO) HLPE public launch of report
17-22 October 2011
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(1) Price Volatility and (2) Land Tenure
- HLPE Key Elements NEW! April 2011
- Instructions for new nominations to HLPE Roster – Nominations must be sent in by 1 December 2010
- How to Suggest Members for HLPE Project Teams – January 2011
- Cover Message from HLPE Steering Committee, Launching Consultation – January 2011
- HLPE Consultation on LAND TENURE – from 24 January to 6 February 2011
- HLPE Consultation on PRICE VOLATILITY – from 24 January to 6 February 2011
- Summary of HLPE online consultations on Food Price Volatility
- Summary of HLPE online consultations on Land Tenure
- HLPE Price Volatility Project Team, April 2011
- HLPE Land Project Team, April 2011
- Steering Committee Short Bio’s
- 1st HLPE Price Volatility Report, July 2011
(3) Social Protection and Food Security & (4) Climate Change and Food Security
Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Land Tenure (VGs)
Forthcoming events/Timeline
April 15 : Public reading in FAO of Zero Draft
April 18 – May 16: E-Consultation on Zero Draft
May 5: Deadline to collect comments from CSOs on draft response to the Zero Draft (please send comments to Sofia Monsalve at Monsalve@fian.org)
May 10: Final version of consolidated CSO comments to be circulated
June 1: First draft of VGs to be submitted to the open-ended working group (comments to be compiled by the CFS Secretariat)
June 15-17: Open-ended working group to focus discussion and prepare for July negotiations (Rome)
July 12-15: Guidelines to be finalised in an open-ended working group CFS Plenary session
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Background Documents on Process and Methodology:
- CSOs and the Voluntary Guidelines – Process, Methodology and Motivations for Engagement
- How can Civil Society participate in the VG e-consultation?
- CSOs Proposal to the Voluntary Guidelines, March 2011
- Lobby Strategy Note for VGs, 24 April 2011
- List of Organisations participating in the FACILITATING TEAM
- List of Participants for CSO Consultations 2010
- IPC comments on Voluntary Guidelines work plan
- Voluntary Guidelines PP Presentation, 24 January 2011 by Paul Munro-Faure FAO
ZERO Draft of the VGs (E-Consultation from 18 April to 16 May)FIRST Draft of the VGs, June 1st 2011- First Draft of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests_EN
- CSO draft comments on First Draft of VGs (draft 1) - The elaboration of these comments has been facilitated by the International CSO Facilitating Team.
Open Ended Working Group (June 14, 16 & 17)- Guidelines for Participation in VG Open-ended Working Group
- Proposed Process for Open-Ended WG on VG
- FAO OEWG meeting report for CSO FINAL, 17 June 2011
- CSO Lobby note on controversial issues VGs, 17 June 2011
- OEWG Wednesday meetings with Reps, 15 June 2011
- CSO REPORT on CSO evaluation and planning, 17 June 2011
- OEWG Opening Remarks by Gregory Myers, Chair
Documents for July Negotiations, (12 – 15 July)
Principles on Responsible Agricultural Investment
Proposed Timeline
May 2011: Establishment of an open-ended working group
September 2011: Informal seminar to all Permanent Representatives and other stakeholders on state of play as far as principles are concerned
October 2011: CFS Plenary Session, general progress erport of the CFS working group and approval of the foreseen consultation process up to October 2012
November 2011: Commence broad consultation process in Rome . Details still to be determined, but will most likely inclue electronic consultations, regional consultations, and 5-10 full-days of working group meetings
October 2012: Endorsement/Adoption/Agreement at the CFS Plenary Session
- RAI within the context of the CFS PP Presentation, 24 January 2011
- Proposal for Consultation Process on RAI Principles, February 2011
- Revised Proposal for Consultation Process on RAI Principles – Draft 3, April 2011
- RAI Proposal for Consultation Process FINAL version, approved 26 May 2011 by Bureau Members
Global Strategic Framework
- Electronic Consultation/survey on Purpose, Principles, Structure, and Related Frameworks
- Background Documents on GSF prepared for the 36th Session of the CFS, the concept note presented by Brazil for reflection in the previous CFS working group to prepare the agenda of the 36th CFS, as well as position documents on the CFS by several stakeholders.
- Working Group Proposal for agreement on GSF, February 2011
- GSF Working Group Meeting Minutes, 24 February 2011
- Agreement on GSF Purpose Basic Principles Structure and Process, April 2011
- GSF Annotated Outline, 25 April 2011
- GSF Process for Review for Regional Consultations – timetable, April 2011
Mapping Actions and Resources at Country Level
Calendar of Events
May 23-35: Technical Mapping Workshop
October 2011: CFS 37 – Country Presentations (lessons learned and challenges) countries to be determined in Technical Mapping Workshop
Food Price Volatility
- Recommendations to the CFS on Food Price Volatility - endorsements needed by 07h CET on 24 February, sent to cso4cfs@gmail.com.
