Transcript FAO Regional priorities and FSN policy processes in Latin America and the Caribbean 

FAO Regional priorities
and FSN policy processes
in Latin America and the
Caribbean
FSN Forum policy dialogues: contributing to food security and nutrition policy processes at the
country and regional level
December 10th, 2015
Background
• Latin America and the Caribbean met the 1C
goal of the MDGs and additionally the WFS goal.
•Implementation of public policies to eradicate
hunger and malnutrition under a positive
economic and political scenario.
• One of the main lessons from these positive
results: the role of the political commitment.
Background
• Political commitment  expressed at national
and regional level.
• Schemes of FSN governance in several countries
of LAC: Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala,
etc.
• Expressions of interest at regional bodies: OAS,
UNASUR, CARICOM, SICA, CELAC.
The role of CELAC
• I CELAC Summit (Santiago, 2013): Support to the Hunger Free Latin
America and Caribbean Initiative
• I CELAC Meeting of Ministers and those Responsible for Social
Development for the Eradicaction of Extreme Poverty and Hunger
(Caracas, 2013): Definition of the Pillars for the Caracas Action Plan
• II CELAC Summit (Havana, 2014): Request to FAO with the support
of LAIA and ECLAC to prepare a Plan for Food Security, Nutrition and
the Eradication of Hunger
• III CELAC Summit (Costa Rica, 2015): approval and mandate for the
implementation of the CELAC Plan for Food Security and the
Eradication of Hunger 2025 (CELAC FSN Plan).
CELAC FSN Plan 2025
• The Plan is based on 4 Pillars defined by country
members, in order to cover all 4 dimensions of
food security and nutrition (FSN).
• Contains Lines of Action in each pillar containing
sectorial policies and directed towards a wide
vision of FSN.
• All pillars have proposed policy measures for
enabling results in the short and medium term.
CELAC FSN Plan 2025
Source: FAO (2015). Regional Overview of Food Insecurity: Latin America and the Caribbean. Santiago de Chile.
FSN Platform
• The plan asks explicitly to FAO to develop a tool for
knowledge sharing in FSN. This is the Food Security
and Nutrition Platform (www.plataformacelac.org).
• FSN Platform  Sharing of information (policies,
legislation, governances schemes and indicators) to
promote south-south cooperation.
Inter-sectoral meeting to strengthen capacities of countries to
conduct nutrition education actions to fight malnutrition
Food and Nutrition Information, Communication and Education to promote Food
and Nutrition Security in Latin America and the Caribbean
San Salvador, El Salvador– December 2011
Red ICEAN
Overview
A network
• promotes and facilitates the exchange of
experiences and best practices in NE,
• amongst different actors and professionals
in Latin America and the Caribbean,
• through a web-based platform
http://www.fao.org/red-icean/inicio/es/
Coordination and support
HQ-RLC-SLM
•
Steering Committee
Regional entities
•
Instituto de Nutrición de Centroamérica y Panamá (INCAP)
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Programa Regional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional
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National entities
•
Facultades de Nutrición (AMMFEN), México
para Centroamérica (PRESANCA II-PRESISAN)
•
Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
Confederación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de
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Coordinación General de Alimentación y Nutrición
Nutricionistas y Dietistas (CONFELANYD)
•
Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición (SLAN)
•
Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS)
•
Coordinación Educativa y Cultural
•
Asociación Mexicana de Miembros de Escuelas y
(CGAN), Brasil
•
Departamento de Nutrición Comunitaria del
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México
•
Núcleo de pesquisas epidemiológicas en nutrición y
Centroamericana/Sistema de Integración
salud, Escuela de Salud Pública. Universidad de Sao
Centroamericana (CECC/SICA)
Paulo, Brasil
FSN forum
Members
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Nutritionists
News and events
• Weekly update of relevant news articles and events of
NE at national, regional and international level
• Members can submit their own news and events
• Great potential for further dissemination of
programmatic and professional experiences
Webinars
• Development of interventions in NE
• Food-based dietary guidelines
• Next week: Food and nutrition education in schools
Forums
• Key collaboration with Global Forum on Food Security and
Nutrition (FSN Forum)
Thank you and greetings from Latin America and
the Caribbean!
Ricardo Rapallo – Food Security Officer
María José Coloma – Nutrition Consultant
Giovanni Carrasco – Food Security Policy Consultant