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Web Coverage/ Summary
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced web coverage and a summary report from this meeting. To download our report, click the HTML or PDF icons below. |
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High-Level Consultation on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
4 April 2013 | Madrid, Spain
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The final meeting of the Post-2015 Thematic Consultation on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition took place on 4 April 2013 in Madrid, Spain. This High-Level Consultation gathered representatives of UN Member States, non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector, to discuss a vision for, and identify priority areas and building blocks related to, food security and nutrition in the post-2015 development agenda. The meeting formed part of the Global Thematic Consultations to inform the design of the post-2015 development agenda. This Consultation was co-led by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), and co-hosted by the Governments of Spain and Colombia.
During the meeting, participants: heard presentations on the process of the global consultation thus far; worked towards developing a comprehensive vision; developed building blocks for a global agenda on food security and nutrition; and held thorough discussions on the governance, accountability and means of implementation of a possible agenda. The meeting was concluded by an official hand-over of the Synthesis Report of the Global Consultation on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and final remarks by Ban and the Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy.
A summary of the High-Level Consultation on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition will be available on this webpage on 7 April 2013. For more background about the meeting and for information about the outcomes of the consultations, visit the World We Want website at: http://www.worldwewant2015.org/food2015
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