11-12 November 2020, Online

10th Anniversary of the Food Security Cluster

Virtual Global Partners Meeting

11th and 12th November,

1pm-4.30pm, Rome time (CET)

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Global Partners Meeting

gFSC 10th Anniversary

A variety of critical topics will be covered, including coordination challenges and new ways of working, the resurgence of famine, food security and conflict, climate variability and food systems, improving and adapting localization, and much more.

Agenda Summary

The meeting will be chaired by Angela Hinrichs (FAO-gFSC SAG) and Emily Farr (Oxfam-gFSC SAG). Opening speeches by QU Dongyu, Director-General of FAO; David Beasley, Executive Director of WFP and Valerie Amos, the Master of Universiy College at Oxford University.

DAY 1: November 11, 2020

13.00-13.30 Opening remarks and welcome FAO DG, QU Dongyu

WFP ED, David Beasley

Master, University College Oxford, Baroness Valerie Amos
13.30-14.00 The Food Security Cluster in its 10th anniversary

Presenter: Bruno Minjauw, Global Food Security Cluster Coordinator and Naouar Labidi, Senior Global Food Security Advisor

14.00-14.30 Challenges and opportunities for coordination: status, expected shifts and efforts at localization

  • Q & A session

    		•  Jan Egeland - Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
    10 min. Break
    14.40-14.50 The relevance of coordination structure for food security

    		Marina Skuric-Prodanovic – OCHA, Chair of the Global Cluster Coordinators Group
    14.50-15.00 Food security within the prevailing economic and conflict situation

    		 Charlotte Bennborn - Head of the Economic Security Unit - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
    15.00-15.40 The re-emergence of famine in the 21st century

  • Q & A session

    		•  Daniel Maxwell – Tufts University, Director of the Food Security and Livelihoods in Complex Emergencies Research Program (Feinstein International Center)
    15.40-16.30 The impact of climate variability on global hunger and food production systems

  • Q & A session

    		•  Philip Thornton - Honorary Professor, College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh. CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

    DAY 2: November 12, 2020

    13.00-13.40 Global Network Against Food Crises

  • Q & A session

    		•  Presenters: Lavinia Antonaci Techinical Coordinator (TSU - GNAFC) & Bruno Minjauw (gFSC Coordinator)
    13.40-14.00 gFSC - SAG Election & NGO Nominations

    Facilitator: Emily Farr (Oxfam - SAG)

    Candidate presentations
    Online voting starts See rules here
    14.00-14.40

    From the field

    1. Focus on Nigeria

  • Q & A session

    • 2. Localization: the experience of Caritas Internationalis

  • Q & A session

    		•  Leslieparker Odongkara (Cluster coordinator Nigeria) & Andrew Ssimbwa (Save the children Nigeria)

    Adriana Opromolla, Advocacy Officer, Caritas Internationalis
    14.40-16.00 Working group presentations: achievements and planned activities for 2021

  • Cash & Markets

  • Inter-Cluster Nutrition

  • Agriculture

  • Programme Quality

  • COVID-19

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    Cash & Market: Corrie Sissons – CRS; Ruco Van Der Merwe – USAID)

    Inter-Cluster Nutrition: Darana Souza – FAO

    Agriculture: Jan Morrow – USAID

    Programme Quality: Matt Day – REACH, Julie March – USAID, S. Battain - WC

    COVID-19: Cyril Lekiefs - ACF
    Online voting closes
    16.00-16.30 SAG Session
  • Main achivements
  • Q&A
  • Election results
    		•  Facilitator: Emily Farr (Oxfam - SAG)
    20 min. Conclusion & Closing remarks

    Margot van der Velden – Emergencies Preparedness Support Response Division (WFP) ;

    Dominique Burgeon - Director, Office of Emergencies and Resilience (FAO);

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    Meet The Key Speakers

    Qu Dongyu Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization
    David Beasley Executive Director of the World Food Programme
    Valerie Amos Master of University College, Oxford University
    Jan Egeland Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council
    Marina Skuric-Prodanovic Chief, System-wide Approaches and Practices Section, OCHA, and Chair of the Global Cluster Coordinator Group (GCCG)
    Daniel Maxwell Director of the Food Security and Livelihoods in Complex Emergencies Research Program (Feinstein International Center)
    Charlotte Bennborn Head of Economic Security Unit - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
    Philip Thornton Honorary Professor, College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh
    Bruno Minjauw Global Food Security Cluster Coordinator

    Meet The Meeting Chairs

    Angela Hinrichs - Meeting Chair (Day 1) Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer FAO (gFSC SAG)
    Emily Farr - Meeting Chair (Day 2) Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods, OXFAM (gFSC SAG)

    This meeting includes:

    1 Sessions
    2 Topics
    2 Speakers
    6 Participants


    Strategic Advisory Group (SAG):
    two new NGO members to be elected

    The SAG is a key component of the gFSC, aiming to provide strategic guidance and facilitate accountability for partners, on annual gFSC performance review, overseeing implementation of the work plan, supporting gFSC functions as appropriate.

    NOMINATION PROCESS CLOSED ON 20th OCTOBER

    ONLINE ELECTION RULES

  • Elections will be run during the meeting on day 2 (see agenda)
  • Only gFSC partners with full member status have the right to vote
  • Only one person/vote per organization will be accepted: in case of duplications the first vote received will be valid

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