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CFS voluntary guidelines on gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment in the context of food security and nutrition

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 62 p.

Author Committee on World Food Security

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Synopsis (short abstract) Currently, the global food system produces enough food to feed every person on the planet. However, due to a range of challenges, an increasing number of people in both rural and urban areas are failing to realize their right to adequate food as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living and meet their daily food and nutritional needs. Discrimination and inequalities worsen food insecurity and various forms of malnutrition, particularly for women and girls. Food insecurity, which had grown in 2020 under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, worsened even further in 2021, exacerbating gender inequality and disproportionately affecting women and girls, in particular among Indigenous Peoples, local communities, migrants, displaced persons and refugees, older women, and persons with disabilities. In this challenging global context, addressing gender inequality and achieving the realization of women’s and girls’ rights is urgent and more important than ever to achieve food security and nutrition for all.

Last updated 12/11/2024

Statutory body / Meeting title Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

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CFS. 2024. CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition. FAO, Rome


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