37th CFS Plenary Session, 17-22 October 2011, Rome
The CFS is the United Nations' forum for reviewing policies concerning world food. It is the most inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all relevant stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition.
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We are no longer accepting comments for the update of the Comprehensive Framework for Action. We are very grateful for all the contributions received for this important and collaborative process. A compilation of all comments will be posted on this website shortly.
See: Letter from Dr David Nabarro
On 17th September 2009 the HLTF Senior Steering Group (SSG) agreed that the Comprehensive Framework for Action (CFA)should be adapted to reflect a) the changing food security and nutrition situation, and b) the experiences of partners in national authorities, international organizations, regional bodies, civil society and the private sector in responding to it.
Please read the attached letter and feel free to send your comments to the HLTF Coordination Team to Mat Cousins (matthew.cousins@undp.org) and Marianne Muller (marianne.muller@undp.org).
Letter in English
Letter in French
Proposed Terms of Reference
The spike in food prices of last year (2008) underscored what experts have been telling us for many years: the world's food systems are in crisis