FOOD SECURITY 
    AND NUTRITION 
    BUILDING 
    A GLOBAL 
    NARRATIVE 
    TOWARDS 2030
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           central ©FAO/Luis Tato, bottom ©Adobe Stock/izzetugutmen
              HLPE Steering Committee
              Chairperson: Martin Cole 
              Vice-Chairperson: Bernard Lehmann 
              Steering Committee members:  
              Barbara Burlingame, Jennifer Clapp,  
              Mahmoud El Solh, Mária Kadlečíková, Li Xiande,  
              Bancy Mbura Mati, William Moseley,  
              Nitya Rao, Thomas Rosswall, Daniel Sarpong,  
              Kamil Shideed, José María Sumpsi Viñas,  
              Shakuntala Thilsted
              Experts participate in the work of the HLPE in their individual capacities, not as representatives of their 
              respective governments, institutions or organizations.
              HLPE Joint Steering Committee / Secretariat drafting team
              Team Leader: Jennifer Clapp (Steering Committee)
              Team members: Barbara Burlingame (Steering Committee),  
              William Moseley (Steering Committee), Paola Termine (Secretariat)
              HLPE Secretariat
              Coordinator: Évariste Nicolétis
              Programme consultant: Paola Termine
              Loaned expert: Qin Yongjun
              Administrative support: Massimo Giorgi
      This report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) has been approved 
      by the HLPE Steering Committee.                   [ iii 
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      Referencing this report:
      HLPE. 2020. Food security and nutrition: building a global narrative towards 2030. A report by the High 
      Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security, 
      Rome.
                           HLPE Reports series 
                           #1  Price volatility and food security (2011)
                           #2  Land tenure and international investments in agriculture (2011)
                           #3  Food security and climate change (2012)
                           #4  Social protection for food security (2012)
                           #5  Biofuels and food security (2013)
                           #6  Investing in smallholder agriculture for food security (2013)
             iv ]          #7  Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for food security and nutrition (2014)
                           #8  Food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food systems (2014)
                           #9  Water for food security and nutrition (2015)
                           #10  Sustainable agricultural development for food security and nutrition: what roles for livestock? (2016)
                           #11  Sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition (2017)
                           #12  Nutrition and food systems (2017)
                           #13  Multi-stakeholder partnerships to finance and improve food security and nutrition in the framework 
                                 of the 2030 Agenda (2018)
                           #14  Agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable agriculture and food systems that 
                                 enhance food security and nutrition (2019)
                           #15  Food security and nutrition: building a global narrative towards 2030 (2020)
                           All HLPE reports are available at www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe