CSM Contributions to the CFS Joint Meetings of the Advisory Group and Bureau 2019-2020
31 March 2020. Extraordinary virtual meeting of the CFS Advisory Group and Bureau
The CFS Chair convened an extraordinary CFS Bureau and Advisory Group Meeting with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for UN Food Systems Summit, Agnes Kalibata. The exchanged aimed at better understanding CFS involvement in the Summit and to allow the Special Envoy to know better CFS composition, work and processes. Part of the meeting was also used to gather ideas among Advisory Group and Bureau members on how to revise CFS workplan for 2020 in light of the current crisis.
Read CSM preliminary messages shared during our presentation.
Background documents:
- Draft Agenda
- Background document from UN SG Special Envoy Dr. Kalibata (Part I)
- Background document from UN SG Special Envoy Dr. Kalibata (Part II)
- CFS Business Continuity
—————————————————————————————————————————————-
24 March 2020. CFS Chair on COVID-19
As a result of the extraordinary meeting convened last March 19th, a statement from Mr. Thanawat Tiensin, CFS Chair, was released on March 24th on COVID-19 Pandemic and its potential impacts on food security and nutrition. Read the Statement here
—————————————————————————————————————————————-
19 March 2020. CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Extraordinary Virtual Meeting
The extraordinary meeting was convened by the CFS Chair to propose to exchange views on the Coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on food security and nutrition. The conversation helped the Chair to prepare a statement on the topic with the aim of mitigating further negative impacts on global food security and nutrition.
- Agenda of the meeting
- HLPE Note “Impact of COVID-19 on Food security and Nutrition”
- CSM Preliminary messages on COVID-19 and its impacts on Food Security and Nutrition
—————————————————————————————————————————————-
13 March 2020. CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
The meeting has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Advisory Group members were invited to submit written inputs via email by March 13.
Background documents:
- Draft Agenda
- Briefing on the use and application of VGGT and RAI
- Preparation of CFS Plenary Session’s Final Report
- Theme for CFS 47
- Budget Update
- Workstream and Activity Update
—————————————————————————————————————————————-
28 January 2020. CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
Background documents:
- CFS 47: Agenda, Timetable and Theme
- CFS 47: Preparation of the final report
- Criteria, guidance and conditions for CFS 47 Side Events
- CFS Resource Mobilisation Strategy
- Update on the monitoring of the Framework fo Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crisis
- Workstream and Activity updates
—————————————————————————————————————————————-
26 November 2019 – CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
Background documents:
- Guiding Questions for Advisory Group and Bureau feedbacks on CFS 46
- 2019-2020 CFS timetable and workplan
- CFS Budget update and resource mobilisation strategy
—————————————————————————————————————————————-
28 October 2019 – CFS Bureau Meeting
This is the first meeting of the new CFS Bureau led by the new CFS Chair Mr. Thanawat Tiensin (Thailand). The new CFS Bureau is composed by: African Region: Mali and Ecuatorial Guinee (Alternates: Cabo Verde and Senegal); Asian Region: India and Indonesia (Alternates: Bangladesh and Republic of Korea); European Region: France and Russian Federation (Alternates: Spain and Switzerland); GRULAG: Brazil and Dominican Republic (Alternates: Argentina and Costa Rica); Near East Region: Afghanistan and Mauritania (Alternates: Iran and Oman); North America: United States (Alternate: Canada); South West Pacific: New Zealand (Alternate: Australia)
The Bureau was tasked to appoint the new CFS Advisory Group, in light also of the CFS Plenary decision that recognises the RBAs as ex-officio members.
Please find here CFS Bureau Outcomes. The Bureau has elected Mr. Don Syme, the Permanent Representative of New Zealand, as CFS Vice-Chair for the biennium 2019-2021.
Background documents:
CSM Contributions to the CFS Joint Meetings of the Advisory Group and Bureau 2018-2019
20 September 2019 – CFS Bureau Meeting
The CFS Chair decided to not convene the joint Advisory Group and Bureau meeting foreseen for 18 of September 2019. The Bureau meeting was nevertheless kept on 20 September. Please find below the background documents informing the meeting and the related Bureau decisions:
Background documents:
- Draft proposal on the structure and renewal of the Advisory Group
- Nomination of the Rapporteur for the process on Agroecology and other innovations
- CFS 46 Updates
22 July 2019 – CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
Background Document:
- Second Draft of the MYPoW
- Decision box on MYPoW
- CFS 46 Overview
- Workstreams Update
- Draft concept note and agenda on the CFS meeting on Sustainable Forestry for Food Security and Nutrition
Background document only for the Bureau meeting of 25 July on the AG Renewal:
3 June 2019 – CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
Background documents:
14 May 2019 – CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
Background documents:
- Draft proposal for the Forestry follow-up event
- Draft proposal on the timeline for Agroecology and other innovations
- CFS Outcomes of the second open meeting on MYPoW
- Advisory Group reporting exercise Outcomes
- Workstream Updates
4 March 2019 – CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
Background Documents:
- MYPoW 2020-2023 Prioritisation
- MYPoW Annotated Workplan
- MYPoW Structure and Process
- CFS 46 Planning Notes
- CFS 46 Draft Timetable
- Option Paper on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSPs)
- Workstream Updates
Background document for Bureau decision on the Advisory Group composition
28 January 2019 – CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
Background Documents:
- CFS 46 Planning Notes
- CFS proposal for a new procedure of side events requests for CFS 46
- CFS Chair’s proposal on the follow-up event on Sustainable Forestry
- CFS proposal on the follow-up process for the HLPE Report on Agroecology and other innovations
- Workstreams updates
23 November 2018 – CFS Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
Background documents:
- Guiding Question for Bureau and Advisory Group feedback on CFS 45
- Draft Workplans and CFS Workstreams 2018//2019
- Follow-up of the pending decisions related to the Policy Recommendations on Forestry for FSN
- Follow-up process for the HLPE Multi-stakeholder Partnerships Report
- CFS Advisory Group reporting Exercise 2018
- CFS Calendar 2019
- CFS Bureau and Advisory Group meetings’ content plan
Bureau meeting of 8 November 2018 for the re-appointment of the Advisory Group
CSM Contributions to the CFS Joint Meetings of the Advisory Group and Bureau 2017-2018
24 September 2018
Background documents:
- Draft Bureau and Advisory Group Calendar 2018-2019
- CFS 45 Provisional Agenda
- CFS 45 Draft timetable
- CFS 45 Draft Annotated Agenda
- SOFI Panel Discussion Rollout
- SOFA Panel Discussion Rollout
- Workstream Updates
23 July 2018
3 May 2018
- Agenda
- Draft provisional agenda of CFS 45
- Draft timetable CFS 45
- Workstreams Update
- Budget Update
- CSM Advisory Group contributions
- CFS Bureau Outcomes
31 January 2018
December 2017
22 November 2017
- Agenda
- CSM Contributions to the Joint meeting of the CFS Bureau and Advisory Group with the new HLPE Steering Committee
21 November 2017
First Bureau meeting of the new Bureau appointed for the period October 2017 – October 2019 (30 October 2017)
CSM Contributions to the CFS Joint Meetings of the Advisory Group and Bureau 2017
18 September 2017
20 July 2017
7 June 2017
3 May 2017
12 April 2017
Extraordinary meeting called by the CFS Chair “CFS response to worsening food security situation in the world”