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    Chapter 2 - The Role of the Global Food Security Cluster
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      2.1 Introduction

      This chapter on the Global Food Security Cluster ( gFSC ) aims to help FSC Coordinators understand its relation to country-level Food Security Clusters (and Sectors) and the work they do. It explains the gFSC ’s role, objectives and functions whi...
      Updated on : 07 Dec 2023

      2.2 Why have a Food Security Cluster? The Status of Food Security

      The reasons for having a Food Security Cluster remain as strong today as in 2010, when it was endorsed by IASC . After an initial positive trend, which saw the number of hungry people decline globally by 167 million over a decade ( SOFI , 2015), wi...
      Updated on : 18 Apr 2024

      2.3 What is Food Security?

      The concept of food security has evolved greatly over the past fifty years. The most widely accepted definition is that of the World Food Summit (1996), amended in 2001 by FAO , which incorporated nutritional and cultural dimensions and recognized...
      Updated on : 04 Dec 2023

      2.4 The Global Food Security Cluster – Background

      For the FSC 's 10-year anniversary in 2020, Jan Egeland (former Emergency Relief Coordinator in 2005) highlighted that the cluster system was established for clear reasons: to ensure predictability in terms of funding, leadership and response capac...
      Updated on : 04 Dec 2023

      2.5 The Global Food Security Cluster – Global Coordination for Enhanced Food Security

      The establishment of gFSC was intended to ensure better global support for coordination mechanisms at country level, more systematic coordination efforts, and a better integration between food assistance, livelihoods, and agriculture interventio...
      Updated on : 07 Dec 2023

      2.6 The Global Food Security Cluster Structure

      In order to effectively meet its responsibilities, the gFSC organises and coordinates its activities through a management approach that allows for participation and at the same time streamlines decision making.  The gFSC structure has been...
      Updated on : 11 Mar 2024

      2.7 The Food Security Cluster Strategic Plan

      Strategic plans are developed with the global FSC partners, building on their diverse expertise, and with guidance from the global SAG every three years. The strategic plan should be supported by a work plan and a budget against which the gFSC ...
      Updated on : 08 Mar 2024