ICN2
Second International Conference on
Nutrition
better nutrition better lives
Presentation to the Global Nutrition Cluster
17 September 2014
FAO Headquarters, Red Room
ICN2 Secretariat
ICN2 Website: www.fao.org/ICN2
ICN2 Purposes
• Review progress made and the new challenges and
opportunities that have been arisen since 1992, and
identify policy options for improving nutrition;
• Bring food, agriculture, health and other sectors together
to improve diets and raise levels of nutrition;
• Propose flexible policy options and institutional
frameworks that can adequately address major nutrition
challenges in the foreseeable future;
• Encourage greater political and policy coherence,
alignment, coordination and cooperation among food,
agriculture, health and other sectors;
• Mobilize political will and resources to improve nutrition;
and identify priorities for international cooperation on
nutrition in the near and medium-term.
ICN2 Key Messages
 There is a need to improve people’s nutrition
everywhere, especially in developing countries;
 Good nutrition requires sustainable, equitable
and resilient food systems;
 Global action to end all forms of malnutrition is
a wise investment.
Expected Outcomes
 Political Declaration (Rome Declaration on
Nutrition) – a commitment for more
effective and coordinated action to improve
nutrition
 Framework for Action – a technical guide
for implementation of Political Declaration
Process
Preparatory Technical
Meeting (Nov 13-15, 2013)
Joint
Working
Group
Open
Ended
Working
Group
Political Declaration
Framework for Action
ICN2
(Nov 19-21, 2014)
Public on-line
consultations
Informal
consultations
with NSAs
Joint Working Group
Purpose: develop draft Political Declaration
and draft Framework for Action
 Co-Chairs:
 Co-Vice-Chairs:
Austria, Ecuador
Czech Republic, Egypt
 Members: Representatives of FAO and WHO
Regional Groups from: Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa,
Tanzania, Zimbabwe; Brazil, Canada, Colombia,
Mexico, USA, Venezuela; Iran, Libya, Oman, Sudan;
Finland, Italy, Russian Federation, Switzerland;
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand; Australia,
China, New Zealand
Open-ended Working (OEWG)
 Face-to-face meeting of OEWG in Geneva on 22-23
September 2014, with webcasting to Rome, capitals
and registered NSAs
 Participation of all FAO and WHO Members, with
observers from UN and other IGOs, and from NSAs
in relations with FAO and WHO
 Purpose: based on JWG agreements, complete
review of draft Political Declaration and Framework
for Action, for subsequent adoption at ICN2
Web Consultations
 UN Partners, civil society, private sector, academic groups
and other interested individuals provided comments on
ICN2 outcome documents through three public webconsultations
 Two on-line consultations held on draft political declaration
in February-March and in May 2014
 One web-consultation held on draft Framework for Action in
July-August 2014
 Valuable inputs provided through web-consultations were
summarized and presented to JWG Members to inform their
deliberations
Informal consultations with NSAs
FAO and WHO organized informal meetings between
civil society and private sector organizations and
Perm. Reps. for broader exchange of views on ICN2
 20 June, Rome (general, including Political Declaration)
 11 July, Geneva(general, including Political Declaration)
 25 August, Geneva(Framework for Action)
Status of Political Declaration
 Draft Political Declaration entirely
reviewed by JWG, with some text in
square brackets or yellow highlights yet
to be finalized
 To be further negotiated and agreed at
OEWG meeting in Geneva
(22-23 September 2014)
Status of Framework for Action
 Draft Framework for Action subjected to
first review by JWG (Sept 1-2, 2014)
 Detailed guidance given by JWG to Joint
Secretariat for producing second draft
 Revised draft will be discussed at OEWG
meeting in Geneva (Sept 22-23, 2014)
Provisional Timetable
Wednesday 19 November 2014
Plenary
Morning
Inaugural Ceremony
09.00 hours
-
Address by High-Level Representative of Republic of Italy
-
Address by Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Address by Director-General of WHO
-
Address by Director-General of FAO
-
Address by the Mayor of Rome
Green Room
Opening of Conference
-
Election of Chair and Vice-Chairs, and appointment of Rapporteur
-
Adoption of Agenda and Timetable
-
Election of Chairs of the Roundtables
Adoption of Conference Outcome Documents
Afternoon
General Debate – Statements by Heads of State and Government
General Debate (Cont.)
14.30 hours
-
Statements by Heads of State and Government
-
Statements by Ministers and other Heads of Delegations
Roundtable 1
Nutrition in post 2015
Roundtable 2
Improving policy choices
and policy coherence
Thursday 20 November 2014
Plenary
Green Room
Morning
Special Segment
Roundtable 2 (Cont.)
09.00 hours
- Address by His Holiness the Pope
Improving policy choices and
policy coherence
General Debate (Cont.)
- Statements by Ministers and other Heads
of Delegations
Afternoon
14.30 hours
- Statements by Special Guests, Heads of UN
agencies and other international and
regional organizations
General Debate (Cont.)
Roundtable 3
- Statements by Ministers and other Heads
of Delegations
Governance and
accountability for Nutrition
- Statements by Special Guests, Heads of UN
agencies and other international and
regional organizations
Friday 21 November 2014
Plenary
Morning
09.00 hours
Presentation of Outcomes of Pre-Conference
Events
Chairs' Summaries of Roundtables
Closure of Conference
12.30 hours
Press Conference by the Directors-General of
FAO and WHO
Roundtables
Themes and Panels
Nutrition in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Improving policy choices for greater policy coherence
i. Policies for ensuring healthy changes in diets
ii. Multisectoral coordination for nutrition
iii. Nutrition in all policies
Governance and accountability for nutrition
i. Nutrition governance
ii. Nutrition accountability
Side Events
Topics
Targets and accountability for nutrition and the Post-2015
Development Agenda
Global Nutrition Report and Global Hunger Index
SUN Movement and Accountability for Nutrition
Agricultural Policies and Food Systems for Improved Nutrition
Efforts to Reduce Stunting
Addressing Overweight and Obesity
Social Protection, Food Security and Nutrition
Zero Hunger Challenge and South-South Cooperation
Food Safety
Participants
 Heads of State, Government leaders, other dignitaries
 High-level representatives from agriculture, health,
foreign affairs, other relevant sectors
 Parliamentarians, legislators
 Leaders of UN agencies, other inter-governmental
organizations
 Representatives from private sector, civil society,
consumer associations, producer organizations
 Policy-makers, advisors, researchers, development
experts
Involvement of Non-State Actors
• Web consultations – inclusive, unlimited
– Feb-Mar 2014 (on draft Political Declaration)
– May 2014 (on draft Political Declaration)
– July-Aug 2014 (on draft Framework for Action)
• Pre-Conference events
Civil society
Private sector
Parliamentarians
• Conference plenaries, roundtables, side-events
Invitations
Invitations sent to:
 Special Guest, Ministers of Agriculture and Health in May
 Steering Committee members in May
 Official channels of communication of FAO and WHO members
on 1 August, including:
 Provisional agenda and timetable
 Information note for participants
 Speaking time form
 Sample of credentials
 Organizations and non-State Actors being invited in September
Registration
 Single Online Registration System through FAO Members
Gateway at:
http://www.fao.org/members-gateway/login/en/
 Details of how to register:
on ICN2 Website and in information note for participants
 Conference passes available at the
Aranciera Registration Centre, via di Valle delle Camene, as
of __ November 2014
Seats in meeting rooms
 Limit of three seats per country in Plenary Hall
 Limit of two seats per country in Green and Red
Rooms
 Restrictions for observers, who can follow
proceedings in overflow room(s)
 Floating passes giving access to restricted areas
available from
Aranciera Registration Centre as of Monday 17
November
Speaking time
 Statements limited to 5 minutes for heads of country
delegations and to 4 minutes for observers, including
Organizations
 Request to be made using “Speaking Time Request Form”
attached to 1 August invitation, to be scanned and returned
electronically to ICN2-SpeakingTime@fao.org, or addressed
to Director, Conference Council and Protocol Affairs
 Requests of speaking time for observers: relevant
information on ICN2 Website
 Confirmation of speaking time shortly before opening of
Conference
Post ICN2
• Not an end itself but part of a continuing process
• Nutrition objectives incorporated into national
development policies
• Nutrition mainstreamed into food and agriculture, health
and other relevant sectors
• Policy coherence achieved among different sectors to
promote synergies towards achieving the 2025 global
nutrition targets and the 2025 global NCD targets
• Country level actions focused on the vulnerable so that
no one is left behind
• Environmentally sustainable agriculture + food systems
which support the implementation of healthy dietary
practices
Thank you
ICN2 Website:
www.fao.org/ICN2