International
This Working Group has been facilitated by the "IPC Facilitating Team", which until now has already been fulfilling this role for the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty, and will continue to do so under the mandate of the CSM. Specifically, they will continue to facilitate CSO participation in the CFS Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) dedicated to the process of drafting and negotiating the several drafts of the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests, and ensure effective strategies for the implementation and monitoring stages.
Coordinator:
Jorge Stanley Icaza (Indigenous Caucus) - manigueuigdinapi@yahoo.es
Resource Person:
Sofia Monsalve (FIAN)
Monslave@fian.org or cso.vg.landandnaturalresources@gmail.com
CSO Working Group Members
*Please note that the list is updated approximately once every month, so if your name does not currently appear, it will be added shortly. If you wish to join the working group, please send an email to the CSM Secretariat cso4cfs@gmail.com and copy in the Coordinators.
Timeline 2011/12:
- April 15 : Public reading in FAO of Zero Draft
- April 18 - May 16: E-Consultation on Zero Draft
- May 5: Deadline to collect comments from CSOs on draft response to the Zero Draft (please send comments to Sofia Monsalve at Monsalve@fian.org)
- May 10: Final version of consolidated CSO comments to be circulated
- June 1: First draft of VGs to be submitted to the open-ended working group (comments to be compiled by the CFS Secretariat)
- June 15-17: Open-ended working group to focus discussion and prepare for July negotiations (Rome)
- July 12 - 15: Guidelines to be finalised in an open-ended working group CFS Plenary session
- October 9: CSO Preparatory Meeting
- October 10 - 14: Second round of negotiations for finalisation of Guidelines in open-ended working group CFS Plenary Session
- October 18 - 22: Consideration of the Voluntary Guidelines in the 37th Session of the CFS
- March 5 - 9: Third round of negotiations for finalisation of VGs in open-ended working group CFS Plenary Session
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May 11: Special Session of the CFS to formally adopt the VGs
Background
Background Documents on Process & Methodology
CSOs and the Voluntary Guidelines – Process, Methodology and Motivations for Engagement
CSOs Proposal to the Voluntary Guidelines, March 2011
Lobby Strategy Note for VGs, 24 April 2011
List of Participants for CSO Consultations 2010
Zero Draft of the Voluntary Guidelines (E-Consultation from 18 April to 16 May, 2011)
CSO Consolidated Comments on Zero Draft, 10 April 2011
First OEWG Meeting (June 14,16 & 17)
First Draft of the Voluntary Guidelines, June 1st 2011
CSO draft comments on First Draft of VGs
Guidelines for Participation in VG Open-Ended Working Group
Proposed Process for Open-Ended WG on VG
CSO Lobby note on controversial issues VGs, 17 June 2011
CSO Report on OEWG Meeting, June 2011
CSO Report on CSO Evaluation and Planning, June 2011
1st Round of Negotiations (12 - 15 July, 2011)
FIRST Draft_bracketed document_ FINAL doc
Purpose of the Voluntary Guidelines
Terms for the First Draft of the Voluntary Guidelines
CFS Process for the July Negotiations of the Voluntary Guidelines, 12 – 15 July
Civil society negotiating positions, 13 July 2011
N.B. Although great progress and headway was made after three long and tough days of negotiations for finalising the first draft of the VGs, they have been adjourned and will continue between 10 - 14 October, 2011 just prior to the 37th Session of the CFS.
FIAN Reports of July Negotiations
2nd Round of Negotiations (10 - 14 October, 2011)
First Draft VGs with proposed changes from July Negotiations
CSM Work Plan Proposal for October negotiations, October 10-14
Proposed Agenda for CSO Preparatory Meeting, October 9th - EN, FR, ES
Information Note for CSO Participation during October VG Negotiations_EN-FR-ES
CSO Press Release for 2nd Round of Negotiations
CSO De-Briefing on Results of October Negotiations
3rd Round of Negotiations (5 - 9 March, 2012)
First Draft with Consolidated Changes (from July & Oct ’11)
Invitation Letter_Voluntary Guidelines March 2012
VG Negotiations Process Letter from Dr. Gregory Myers
VG Negotiations Process Letter (2) from Dr. Gregory Myers_ 05.02
Information Note – CSO Participation during Voluntary Guidelines_ March 2012
CSO Lobby Note – Core Issues for March Negotiations_EN
Final Letter from CFS OEWG Chair, Dr. Gregory Myers_18 March_EN
Endorsement of the Voluntary Guidelines
Joint Political Statement_EN
Joint Political Statement_ES
Joint Political Statement_FR
Joint Press Release_EN
Joint Press Release_ES
Joint Press Release_FR
Joint Media Strategy_EN
Final Text of Voluntary Guidelines