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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June 2010 - UN Secretary General sends a letter to country representatives of the HLTF agencies in advance of the Summit on the MDGs later this year in New York (September 2010).
Through the letter the SG informs country representatives about the progress of different global food security initiatives and further encourages continued and concerted engagement on food security.
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