Coherent  Food  Security  Responses:  Incorporating  Right  to  Food  into  Global    and  Regional  Food  Security  Initiatives  

     

Donor:       Government  of  Spain  (GCP/GLO/297/SPA)  Implementing  Unit:   ESA  Division,  FAO  Project  Duration:     1  February  2011  –  31  January  2013  

   Addressing  coherent  policy  responses  to  reduce  food  insecurity  at  global,  regional  and  national  levels  through  right  to  food  principles  and  good  governance  practices.  

       

Main  outcomes  

 

1. Strengthen   global   governance   capacity   to   formulate   and   implement   regional   and  national  food  security  measures  using  the  guiding  principles  of  the  right  to  food  and  basing   such   response   measures   on   the   Voluntary   Guidelines   for   the   Progressive  Realization  of  the  Right  to  Adequate  Food  in  the  Context  of  National  Food  Security.  

 

• right  to  food  support  and  guidance  provided  by  the  CFS’  platform  • synthesis  of  best  practices  and  lessons  learned  

         

2. Strengthen  the  capacity  of  regional  organizations  and  regional  food  security  initiatives  and  programmes  to  advance  the  right  to  food  

 

• regional   organizations   have   the   capacity   to   effectively   contribute   to   national  capacities   to   formulate,   plan,   implement   and   monitor   food   security   and   nutrition  policies,  legislation,  strategies,  programs  and  projects  that  incorporate  right  to  food  principles  and  apply  good  governance  practices  

• FAO’s  Right   to   Food  Methodological   Toolbox  adapted   to   the  needs  of   regions,   and  right  to  food  and  good  governance  training  materials  are  developed  

           

 

3. Strengthen  FAO’s  response  capacity  to  support  developing  countries  in  implementing  the   right   to   food   and   good   governance   practices   in   food   security   policies   and  programs.  

 

• relevant  FAO  personnel  at  HQ  and  in  decentralized  offices  are  equipped  to  integrate  the  right  to  food  in  food  security,  nutrition  and  other  relevant  projects  

• normative   and   methodological   guidelines   to   integrate   right   to   food   and   good  governance   in   national   policy   formulation,   sector   planning   and   in   food   security  programs  and  projects  are  developed,  tested  and  implemented  

       

Main  Project  Partners:   FAO  Regional  and  Sub-­‐Regional  Offices           Especial  Program  for  Food  Security  Central  America  (PESA)           Initiative   for  Latin  America  and  the  Caribbean  without           Hunger  (IALCSH)             Comunidade  dos  Países  de  Língua  Portuguesa  (CPLP)           Caribbean  Community  (CARICOM)           Foro  de  Presidentes  de  Poderes  Legislativos  de               CentroAmérica  y  la  Cuenca  del  Caribe  (FOPREL)           Parlamento  Centroamericano  (PARLACEN)