The Global Forum on
Food Security and Nutrition
A platform for inclusive,
multistakeholder policy dialogue
www.fao.org/fsnforum
Rome 10-11 December 2015
What is the FSN Forum?
An online platform with free membership that engages food security and
nutrition stakeholders in policy dialogue and knowledge-sharing at global,
regional and country level.
10,000+ members from 175
countries
120+ online discussions & consultations
2 regional networks (Europe and Central
Asia and West Africa)
6 languages covered
Structure of membership
Africa 24%
Asia 19%
Academic/Research bodies 32%
Financial Institutions 1%
Government 9%
Europe 23%
LAC 14%
Near East 6%
Independent/other 4%
NGO/CSO 22%
Partnerships 2%
Private Sector 9%
North America 12%
Technical cooperation 2%
Southwest Pacific 2%
UN/intergovernmental organizations 19%
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A truly global audience
In February and March 2015 the FSN Forum website
received visits from all countries except for the DPRK,
Eritrea and Turkmenistan.
FSN Forum partners
 Committee on World Food
Security (CFS)
 High Level Panel of Experts
(HLPE)
 Caribbean-Community (CARICOM)
 Community of Portuguesespeaking countries (CPLP)
 FAO International Years
 Second International Conference
 ECOWAS Zero Hunger Initiative
on Nutrition (ICN2)
 ECFS
 CAAS
 Iniciativa de América Latina y
Caribe sin Hambre
 SecureNutrition
 Post 2015 Development Agenda
FSN Forum Activities
 Online discussions on food security and nutrition
Exchanging knowledge, finding innovative solutions.
 Policy-driven consultations
Making policy drafting processes more inclusive.
 Regional and country dialogues
Discussing priority topics and facilitating the inclusiveness of regional food
security policies.
 Thematic spaces
Responding to specific needs of teams, projects and processes.
 Network building
Building up and consolidating stakeholder networks.
 Surveys
Conducting stakeholder surveys on behalf of partners.
 Integration of online and face-to-face exchanges
Linking the actors and stakeholders.
Engage stakeholders in dialogue
Stakeholder
[…] progress will depend on
effective governance systems,
and the involvement of many
stakeholders across sectors,
with participation,
transparency, equity and
accountability as key
principles.
Excerpt from FAO’s Strategic
Objective 1
Stakeholder
Stakeholder
Coordinated positions
leading to coherent policies
Act as honest
broker by
providing a
neutral forum
A strengthened regional approach
Global FSN
Forum
Europe and
Central Asia
West Africa
Global
audience
Regional
audience
Regional
audience
Examples of FSN Forum work at global,
regional and country level
At global level
High Level Panel of Experts of CFS (HLPE)
HLPE
Proposed
Scope
Project
Team + Steering
Committee
Draft report
Review
to set the
track
Preparation of draft report
Recommendations
to countries
Seek
suggestions
and inputs
CFS
Preparation
of final report
At (sub)regional level
CARICOM Food Security Action Plan
Approved by CARICOM
in 2011 and implemented
in four countries
CARICOM
Draft
document
Gather views
and inputs
of key
regional CSOs
Country
Implementation
Final Action Plan
CARICOM
Meeting of Ministers
Approved Action Plan
At country level
Food Security Law in the Dominican Republic
Law approved by Parliament
in September 2014
Enact Legislation
Dominican
Government
Draft Law
Online
Consultation
Draft to be presented
to Parliament
Physical consultation
meetings facilitated by CSOs
Villages
Let’s define the next activities together …
… and fill these boxes
Country
Implementation
Thank you
For further information contact us at:
fsn-moderator@fao.org
and visit the website:
www.fao.org/fsnforum