Agriculture development, food security and nutrition
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37. Also recognizes the commencement of the United Nations Decade of
Family Farming (2019–2028), and in this regard encourages the full implementation
of resolution 72/239 and takes note with appreciation of the global action plan for the
Decade, which supports the development, improvement and implementation of public
policies on family farming, including national plans, as appropriate, based on
inclusive and effective governance and on timely and geographi cally relevant data,
by 2024;
38. Stresses the need to continue to strengthen cooperation and coordination
among the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International
Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Programme, t he World Health
Organization, the regional commissions and all other relevant entities of the United
Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations, international financial
institutions and international trade and economic institutions, in accord ance with their
respective mandates and national development priorities, in order to increase their
effectiveness, as well as to strengthen cooperation between these organizations and
with non-governmental organizations and the public and private sectors i n promoting
and strengthening efforts towards sustainable agriculture development, food security
and nutrition;
39. Recognizes the contribution made thus far by early warning systems, and
underlines that the reliability and timeliness of such systems should be further
strengthened at the national, regional and international levels, with a focus on
countries that are particularly vulnerable to price shocks and food emergencies;
40. Reaffirms the important role and inclusive nature of the Committee on
World Food Security as a major intergovernmental platform for a broad range of
stakeholders to work together towards ensuring food security and nutrition for all,
and encourages countries to fully engage in the ongoing development by the
Committee on World Food Security of voluntary guidelines on food systems and
nutrition supporting the transformation towards sustainable food systems that
contribute to the promotion of healthy diets and improved nutrition;
41. Also reaffirms the commitment at the very heart of the 2030 Agenda to
leave no one behind and commit to taking more tangible steps to support people in
vulnerable situations and the most vulnerable countries and to reach the furthest
behind first;
42. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
seventy-fifth session an action-oriented report on the implementation of the present
resolution, and decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fifth session
the item entitled “Agriculture development, food security and nutrition”.
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19 December 2019
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