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The Pan African Parliament (PAP) is hosting a Technical Consultative Workshop for Experts on the Draft Model Law on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN).
The technical consultative workshop is taking place from 05 to 06 November 2022, in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, the seat of the PAP.
“The model law shall govern issues related to food and nutrition security, including the availability, accessibility, stability, and utilization of food and the realization of the right to adequate food. It shall include essential elements of FNS that may be governed by one or more legislation, including the definition of rights and entitlements, duties and responsibilities at all levels, and enabling environment for the production, processing, distribution, and consumption of safe and nutritious food, FNS governance structures and accountability mechanisms, Sisay Yeshanew, FAO Development Law Specialist, during a presentation and discussion on Articles in the draft Model Law of Food Security and Nutrition.
Despite important progress made in some sub-regions and countries, the overall situation of food security and nutrition (FSN) in Africa continues to lag behind global trends. Approximately one out of four persons in Sub-Saharan Africa and one out of five on the continent were estimated to be undernourished.
The workshop brings together over 20 participants consisting of relevant stakeholders: Bureau of the Committee on Agriculture, PAP FSN Committee Representatives NGOs, Civil Society, and Academia, FAO, WFP, DARBE – AUC, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, AUDA-NEPAD, and APRM.