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Glossary: food insecurity

A situation that exists when people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life. It may be caused by the unavailability of food, insufficient purchasing power, inappropriate distribution, or inadequate use of food at the household level. Food insecurity, poor conditions of health and sanitation, and inappropriate care and feeding practices are the major causes of poor nutritional status. Food insecurity may be chronic, seasonal or transitory.

and vulnerability

Glossary: vulnerability

The presence of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure or malnourished, including those factors that affect their ability to cope.

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High-Level Conference on World Food Security

High-Level Conference on World food security

Glossary: food security
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A situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy:  Rome, 3-5 June 2008

After a series of expert preparatory meetings, a High Level Conference on Climate Change, Energy and Food will be held 3-5 June in FAO's Headquarters. Organized jointly with IFAD, WFP and Bioversity International, the conference will focus on the impact of climate change, soaring food prices and the expanding biofuels markets on food security worldwide.

For more information on the Conference, please click here.

The IPC Website has been launched!

The IPC is an innovative tool for improving food security analysis and decision-making. The IPC Global Partners include Care International, EC-JRC, FAO, FEWS NET, Oxfam GB, Save the Children UK and US, and WFP. Features include:
    - IPC Maps
    - Technical Manual and Updates
    - Articles and Publications
    - Information about how the IPC is being developed
    - Training and Events
    - and much more....

Website: http://www.ipcinfo.org
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Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition

The FSN Forum is a global on-line community whose members exchange experiences, information and resources to find collective solutions to food security and nutrition (FSN) issues. The Forum’s website is also an important pool of relevant resources and information on FSN. The Forum is driven by the needs and involvement of its members, and coordinated by a Secretariat in FAO’s Agricultural Development Economics Division. The Forum’s main aims include bridging the knowledge divide among the different communities involved in FSN policies and strategies, through promoting cooperation and optimizing the dissemination and use of up-to-date FSN expertise. Membership is free of charge and open to anybody who could contribute to and benefit from this knowledge and resource sharing network. Interested people are invited to visit and to register on the Web-site http://km.fao.org/fsn