The Global Alliance is excited to participate in both in-person and hybrid sessions at the 52nd plenary session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 52), scheduled from 21 to 25 October 2024 in Rome, Italy. Stay tuned for updates on the events we’ll be participating in throughout this year’s session.

Why Global Food System Governance Matters to Philanthropic Foundations: Learning about the UN FAO’s Committee on Food Security

Date: 10 October 2024
Time: 14:00 – 17:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)/ 16:00 – 19:00 Central European Time (CET)
Location: Zoom Webinars
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Global food system governance is anything but simple. How food systems are shaped is increasingly discussed not only at the national level but also within global Climate and Biodiversity deliberations (COPs). That’s a good thing! But it can sometimes leave foundations wondering how policies are created and what is their relevance to work.

And yet, for a philanthropic foundation interested in supporting equitable and sustainable food systems at any level – whether local, national or international – gaining an understanding of global food systems governance is essential.

One multilateral space for international food system deliberations that rises above others due to its time-tested, participatory and influential nature is the UN FAO’s Committee on World Food Security (CFS). Its voluntary guidelines on critical issues such as nutrition, land tenure and agroecology and other innovations have been used widely.

Over the past year, a Philanthropic Foundations Mechanism (PFM) has been fortified so that foundations can participate in the CFS alongside civil society organizations, governments and the private sector. It is an exciting mechanism through which we can learn together and seek collaboration to strengthen participatory spaces for food systems governance.

As we approach the CFS, we invite you to join the PFM for an engaging discussion on the governance of global food systems. Hear a warm welcome from the CFS chair, an overview of food systems governance, and perspectives from foundation representatives who have chosen to invest time and resources into fortifying CFS processes.

Register here.

Uncovering the invisible: A feminist call to urban food system transformation

Date: 23 October 2024
Time: 06:30 – 07:45 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)/ 08:30 – 09:45 Central European Time (CET)
Location: In-person and via Zoom Webinars
This event will be translated into Español and Français.

This event is hosted in partnership with the philanthropic mechanism at the CFS, TMG Think Tank, governments of Brazil and Canada, Caritas Kenya, and Instituto Comida do Amanhã in Brazil.

For additional details about the event, please revisit this page.