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The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition an overview

by Mauricio Rosales

www.fao.org/fsnforum

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The FSN Forum is

An online network of experts and practitioners sharing knowledge on food security and nutrition and providing inputs into relevant policy processes

Vision

Linking practice to policy through online consultations

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Aims

• Better and more informed food security processes at global and regional level

• Increased understanding and recognition of food security and nutrition in the policy agenda

• Incorporation of a wider number of stakeholders’ views into food security policies and drafting processes

• Support of innovative thinking and multidisciplinary approaches

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Grounded on the principles:

• All types of knowledge have a role to play

• Participation enables to develop and increase knowledge as a result of social interactions and exchanges

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Founded in 2007

4800 members from 170 countries

94 online discussions to date

10 thematic consultations

The Forum in Numbers

LanguagesWebsite available in English, French and Spanish. Comments accepted in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

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Structure of membership

Technical cooperation 3%

Government 7%

Private Sector 4%

NGO/CSO 22%

UN/Intergovernmental organizations 25%

Financial Institutions 3%

Academic/Research bodies 30%

Philanthropic Associations 1%

Independent 5%

Africa 24%

Asia 19%

Europe 23%

LAC 14%

Near East 6%

North America 12%

Southeast Pacific 2%

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Partners and affiliated networks

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The FSN Forum in the new strategic framework

Strategic Objective 1 - contribute to the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.

Output 1.3 - Improved capacities governments and stakeholders for human resource and organizational development in the food security and nutrition domain

Output 2.1 - Improved capacities of governments and stakeholders for strategic coordination across sectors and stakeholders for food security and nutrition

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What the Forum does • making FS policy and drafting processes more

inclusive • sharing and making knowledge available• awareness raising and advocacy • expanding outreach and reaching relevant

stakeholders (cross-cutting to the functions above)

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Topics covered• Mainstreaming nutrition• Climate change• Social protection• Smallholders• Indigenous knowledge• Women in agriculture• Food systems and governance• Forestry• Fisheries• Right to Food• Etc.

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Activities • Online discussions• Policy-driven consultations• Targeted and regional dialogues and webspaces• Surveys• Network building • Integrating online and face-to-face exchanges

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The FSN Forum website

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Online discussionsthat make a difference

This special publication showcases some of the FSN Forum’s most significant discussions in recent years. From food security concepts to climate change, and from street foods to globalgovernance, see what happens when you “do knowledge sharing right”!

Download the publication from the website atwww.fao.org/docrep/016/ap095e/ap095e00.pdf