CFS Evaluation
Background information
The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) commissioned an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the CFS reforms that were initiated in 2009.
In October 2013 at its Fortieth Session, the Committee endorsed the recommendation to conduct periodic assessments of CFS effectiveness in improving policy frameworks, especially at country level, and in promoting participation of and coherence among stakeholders on food security and nutrition. At the same session, the Committee decided that an evaluation of the progress of the reforms should be conducted including progress made towards the overall objective of the CFS and its three outcomes.
The purpose of the evaluation as set out in the Concept Note endorsed by the Bureau of the CFS is to:
- Produce evidence regarding whether CFS, as a multi stakeholder forum, is achieving the vision outlined in the Reform Documents and its expected outcomes;
- Assess the extent to which CFS is performing its roles outlined in the Reform Document, efficiently and effectively, and if so, with what impact;
- Review the working arrangements, including the multi-year programme of work of CFS in order to assess how the decision-making processes and planning may be impacting effectiveness;
- Propose forward-looking recommendations to enable CFS to respond effectively to the emerging food security and nutrition challenges, to further strengthen it comparative advantages and to enhance its leadership role in improving global food security and nutrition; and
- Generate learning regarding multi-stakeholder collaboration, to which the CFS represents a possible model to be replicated.
Process 2017
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26 and 28 July
Global discussions on the CFS Evaluation Plan of Action (Recommendations 4,8 and 9)
20 July
CFS Advisory Group and Bureau meeting
11 and 14 of July
Global discussions on the CFS Evaluation Plan of Action
- Draft Agendas 11 and 14 of July
- Draft consultation report that presents the results of the consultation process conducted in June-September 2017 for the preparation of the evaluation plan of action leading up to CFS 44 with the responses to the evaluation recommendations that are planned for submission at CFS 44
- The draft Roadmap for the preparation of the Plan of Action_30 June 2017 that presents the strategy to prepare the responses to the evaluation recommendations that are not planned to be presented at CFS 44
- The categorization of the recommendations, according to whether they are: (i) planned to be submitted for information or endorsement at CFS 44; (ii) planned to be addressed by the bureau during the 2018 intersessional period; or (iii) planned to be submitted for information or endorsement at CFS 45
- CSM Proposals for the draft Consultation Report
- CSM proposal for the categorization
- CSM Key points for the meeting of 14 July
7 June
Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting on CFS Evaluation
- Draft Agenda
- Revised Road Map
- CSM Advisory Group Contribution
- CFS Advisory Group Outcomes
- Bureau Outcomes
5 June
Plan of Action of CFS Evaluation
1 June
Plan of Action of CFS Evaluation
19 May
Plan of Action of CFS Evaluation – Process agreed by the CFS Bureau on 11 May
The Bureau has nominated Jón Erlingur Jónasson (Iceland) and Khaled El Taweel (Egypt) to be co-facilitators for the preparation of the follow-up to the CFS Evaluation. The following meetings have been planned in June: two meetings where all interested stakeholders are invited and restricted meetings on 7 June and 8 June.
Date | Meeting | Participants |
1 June PM | Global discussion | All stakeholders |
5 June AM | Global discussion | All stakeholders |
7 June AM | Bureau & Advisory Group meeting | Bureau & Advisory Group members, and member countries attending the retreat on 8 June |
8 June | Retreat | Bureau members and alternates, and two members from every regional group |
3 May
Advisory Group and Bureau Meeting
Background documents for discussion:
- Proposal to organize the preparation of the Plan of Action of the CFS Evaluation
- CFS Evaluation Report – Executive Summary
- CSM Contribution on this agenda item
24 April
- Final version of the CFS Evaluation Report
- Executive Summary of the Final version of CFS Evaluation Report
- Comparison of Recommendations (second draft and final version)
24 March
Second draft of the CFS Evaluation Report – Deadline for comments 6 of April
3 March
CSM written comments to the first Draft of the CFS Evaluation Report
17 February
Presentation of the CFS Evaluation Report to CFS members and participants. Follow-up the discussion via webstream at the following link: www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/4308/icode
CSM Preliminary Speaking Points delivered during the meeting
1 February
Evaluation of the Committee of World Food Security (First Draft)
Process 2016
29 November 2016
Workshop on CFS Evaluation Preliminary Findings
October 2016
Read CSM Working Paper “CFS at a crossroads: 7 years after the Reform” – CSM Draft Reflection paper on the Status of Health of the CFS in 2016
CFS Evaluation Guiding Questions for the Focus Group Discussion with CSM
Guidance Note on CFS Evaluation Country Visits
The CFS evaluation team will do as well country visits in the months of October and November 2016:
- USA
- Uganda
- Senegal
- Brussels
- France
- Philippines
- Panama
- Jordan
- Trinidad and Tobago (cancelled)
August 2016
July 2016