This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 ROME 003093 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PARIS FOR OECD 
 
FROM FODAG 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AORC EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO
SUBJECT:  REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY 
28TH SESSION 
 
 
¶1. SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S 
COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) MET JUNE 6-9 AND 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 02        ROME  03093  01 OF 05  241459Z 
CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS ON THE DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD 
FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING.  THE UNITED STATES 
ANNOUNCED IT WOULD ENTER A RESERVATION ON OPERATIVE PARA 
10 OF THE DECLARATION WHICH CALLS FOR NEGOTIATION OF 
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD.  USDEL WAS 
SUCCESSFUL IN ENSURING THAT THE FINAL DECLARATION 
LANGUAGE CONTAINS STRONG REFERENCES TO INCREASING 
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND SUPPORTING BIOTECHNOLOGY. 
TRADE WAS A PARTICULARLY NEURALGIC ISSUE AT THE CFS, WITH 
CRITICISMS OF THE U.S. FARM BILL HEARD FROM ALL REGIONS 
AND THE EU SHOWING INCREASING INFLEXIBILITY ON NEGOTIATED 
REFERENCES TO AGRICULTURAL TRADE.  IN OTHER CFS BUSINESS, 
MEMBERS AGREED THAT THE UN AND THE OECD SHOULD USE THE 
SAME SET OF INDICATORS FOR THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT 
GOALS. THE CFS'S LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE IS UNLIKELY TO BE 
IMPROVED BY ITS EXPECTED NEW RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE 
NEGOTIATIONS ON VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON THE RIGHT TO 
FOOD.  END SUMMARY. 
 
U.S. DELEGATION 
--------------- 
¶2. ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 6-8, 2002, THE FAO'S 
COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) STARTED INFORMAL 
DISCUSSIONS OF THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER 
(WFS5YL) DECLARATION ON JUNE 4 AND ONLY CONCLUDED ITS 
WORK LATE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 9, LESS THAN HALF A DAY BEFORE 
THE SCHEDULED OPENING OF THE WFS5YL. THE U.S. DELEGATION 
WAS LED BY MARY CHAMBLISS, ACTING GENERAL SALES MANAGER, 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE, USDA. CAROLEE HEILEMAN, 
ACTING PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE, U.S. MISSION TO THE UN 
AGENCIES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (FODAG) SERVED AS 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 03        ROME  03093  01 OF 05  241459Z 
ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE.  ALSO ON THE DELEGATION WERE 
FRANCESCA BRAVO AND RICHARD HUGHES, FAS; SETH WINNICK, 
ROSE BERSTEIN, AND SARAH MORRISON, STATE/IO;  RALPH 
CUMMINGS, USAID; CHERYL CHRISTENSEN, USDA ECONOMIC 
RESEARCH SERVICE; AND DAVID LAMBERT AND LUCY TAMLYN, 
FODAG.  THE DELEGATION WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A PRIVATE 
SECTOR ADVISOR, CHRISTINE VLADMIROFF, CO-CHAIR OF THE 
FOOD SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON FOOD SECURITY. 
 
CFS BUREAU 
---------- 
¶3.  MR. ADISAK SREESUNPAGIT (THAILAND) WAS ELECTED AS 
CHAIR, WITH MR. NEHAD ABDEL LATIF (EGYPT); MR. MICHEL 
THIBIER (FRANCE); MR. KYEONG KYU KIM (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) 
AND MR. MASIOHULA MBONOWA (SOUTH AFRICA) AS VICE-CHAIRS 
FOR THE 2002-2003 BIENNIUM.  CANADA REPRESENTED NORTH 
AMERICA ON THE CFS DRAFTING COMMITTEE. 
 
FS5YL PREPARATORY WORK 
----------------------- 
¶4. AS THE PREPARATORY BODY FOR THE WFS5YL, THE CFS 
CONSIDERED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE WFS5YL ADOPT THE 
DRAFT RULES OF PROCEDURE PROPOSED BY FAO AND THE DRAFT 
WFS5YL DECLARATION NEGOTIATED IN PARALLEL SESSION BY AN 
OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP CHAIRED BY OUTGOING CFS CHAIR 
AIDAN O'DRISCOLL (IRELAND) AND AMBASSADOR MARY MUCHADA 
(ZIMBABWE). 
 
OVERVIEW OF THE WFS5YL DECLARATION 
---------------------------------- 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 04        ROME  03093  01 OF 05  241459Z 
 
¶5. THE DECLARATION RECOMMITS MEMBERS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE ORIGINAL WORLD FOOD SUMMIT DECLARATION AND PLAN OF 
ACTION.  IT MAKES STRONG REFERENCES TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT; 
THE NEED TO BOOST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY; THE 
IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND SCIENCE-BASED 
STANDARDS IN TRADE; THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL FEEDING 
PROGRAMS; GENERATING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING 
TO THE MONTERREY CONSENSUS APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT; AND 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING 
BIOTECHNOLOGY. IT ALSO REQUESTS THE FAO COUNCIL TO 
ESTABLISH A TWO-YEAR INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP TO 
ELABORATE VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT MEMBER STATES' 
EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE 
RIGHT TO FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY, 
AND REPORT TO THE CFS. NEGOTIATION OF THE DECLARATION 
REQUIRED RESOLUTION OF A NUMBER OF CONTENTIOUS ISSUES. 
THESE ARE DISCUSSED BELOW. 
 
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST HUNGER 
--------------------------------------------- ----------- 
¶6. THE G-77 SOUGHT TO TITLE THE DECLARATION 
"INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST HUNGER" AND GIVE THE FAO 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ6402 
 
PAGE 01        ROME  03093  02 OF 05  241459Z 
ACTION EUR-00 
 
INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AGRE-00  AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00  COME-00 
      CTME-00  DODE-00  ITCE-00  SRPP-00  EB-00    EXME-00  UTED-00 
      TEDE-00  INR-00   IO-00    ITC-01   NSAE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
      OMB-01   OPIC-01  STR-00   TEST-00  TRSE-00  G-00     SAS-00 
        /006W 
                  ------------------C1ABE9  241459Z /38 
R 241518Z JUN 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4415 
INFO USDA WASHDC 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
AMEMBASSY PARIS 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 05 ROME 003093 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PARIS FOR OECD 
 
FROM FODAG 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AORC EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO
SUBJECT:  REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY 
28TH SESSION 
 
NEW RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE "FOCAL POINT" FOR THE 
ALLIANCE.  IT WAS AGREED TO TITLE THE DECLARATION 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 02        ROME  03093  02 OF 05  241459Z 
"INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST HUNGER" BUT THE OPERATIVE 
TEXT IN THE DECLARATION MAKES CLEAR THAT THE FAO IS NOT 
BEING ASSIGNED NEW RESPONSIBILITIES OTHER THAN THOSE 
ALREADY ASSIGNED TO THE CFS AS THE WFS PLAN OF ACTION 
MONITORING BODY. 
 
ODA LEVELS FOR AGRICULTURE 
-------------------------- 
¶7. THE G-77 INITIALLY SOUGHT TO STIPULATE A FIXED 
PERCENTAGE (20 PERCENT) TO BE ALLOCATED TO AGRICULTURE 
FROM ODA.  THE AGREED OUTCOME SUPPORTS ONLY AN "ADEQUATE 
SHARE" TO BE GIVEN TO AGRICULTURE. 
 
BIOTECHNOLOGY 
------------- 
¶8. THE EU AND NORWAY INITIALLY RESISTED U.S.-PROPOSED 
LANGUAGE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY WHICH URGED THE FAO TO ADVANCE 
RESEARCH INTO NEW TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING BIOTECHNOLOGY. 
DESPITE THE FACT THAT NEGOTIATED WORDING (DRAWN LARGELY 
FROM THE 2001 G-8 SUMMIT) FINALLY MET WITH BROAD 
ACCEPTANCE, NORWAY ATTEMPTED AT THE LAST MINUTE TO INSERT 
A REFERENCE TO THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE UNLESS THE 
UNITED STATES WOULD ACCEPT THE RIGHT TO FOOD CODE OF 
CONDUCT.  THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE CHAIR, THE EU 
(WHICH DID NOT SUPPORT A CODE) AND THE U.S. PREVAILED 
OVER NORWAY AND THE BIOTECHNOLOGY LANGUAGE WENT FORWARD 
WITHOUT A REFERENCE TO THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE. 
 
CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD 
------------------------------------ 
¶9.  THE MAJOR NEGOTIATION IN THE DECLARATION HAD TO DO 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 03        ROME  03093  02 OF 05  241459Z 
WITH THREE PROPOSALS RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO FOOD.  THE 
EU PROPOSED "VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES" TO BE NEGOTIATED UNDER 
THE AUSPICES OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. 
THE NORWEGIANS PROPOSED NEGOTIATION OF A "CODE OF 
CONDUCT" AT THE SAME VENUE.  THE LATIN AMERICAN GROUP 
SUPPORTED NEGOTIATION OF A "CODE OF CONDUCT," BUT UNDER 
FAO AUSPICES.  THE U.S. QUESTIONED WHETHER THE PROPOSED 
PRODUCT - BE IT A CODE OF CONDUCT OR VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES 
-- WAS A MEANINGFUL WAY TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY AND 
REITERATED ITS POSITION THAT THE RIGHT TO FOOD SHOULD BE 
UNDERSTOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RIGHT TO A STANDARD OF 
LIVING ADEQUATE TO HEALTH AND WELL BEING, AS SET FORTH IN 
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 
 
¶10.  THE CODE ISSUE WAS THE LAST ONE TO BE RESOLVED, AND 
CONSENSUS WAS ONLY REACHED (AFTER THREATS BY VENEZUELA 
AND NORWAY TO TAKE THE MATTER TO THE WFS5YL PLENARY) LATE 
IN THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 9.  THE FINAL DECLARATION 
REQUESTS THE FAO COUNCIL TO CREATE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
GROUP TO "ELABORATE, IN A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, A SET OF 
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT MEMBER STATES' EFFORTS TO 
ACHIEVE THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO 
ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY." 
IN ADDITION TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES 
FOR CODE OF CONDUCT, THE FOCUS OF THE GUIDELINES WILL 
APPROPRIATELY BE ON NATIONAL (RATHER THAN INTERNATIONAL) 
ACTION. IN ADDITION, USDEL WAS ALSO SUCCESSFUL IN WALKING 
BACK THE PREAMBULAR LANGUAGE ON RIGHT TO FOOD TO READ 
"RIGHT TO ACCESS TO FOOD." THE U.S. ANNOUNCED AT THE 
CONCLUDING CFS PLENARY SESSION THAT IT WOULD SUBMIT A 
RESERVATION TO THE DECLARATION IN CONNECTION WITH 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 04        ROME  03093  02 OF 05  241459Z 
OPERATIVE PARA 10 ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD AND STATED THAT 
THE  UNITED STATES DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ELABORATION 
OF SUCH GUIDELINES WOULD BE USEFUL IN REDUCING THE NUMBER 
OF HUNGRY OR IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. 
 
TRADE 
----- 
¶11.  TRADE LANGUAGE.  THE EU (FRANCE IN PARTICULAR) AND 
JAPAN STRONGLY OBJECTED TO ANY REFERENCE TO "AGRICULTURAL 
TRADE" IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ROLE OF TRADE IN PROMOTING 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ALLEVIATING POVERTY.  THESE 
COUNTRIES SOUGHT INSTEAD A REFERENCE TO "TRADE" WITHOUT 
ANY QUALIFIER.  THE CAIRNS GROUP (PRIMARILY AUSTRALIA) 
TOOK THE LEAD ON THIS ISSUE; U.S.-BROKERED LANGUAGE WAS 
FINALLY AGREED THAT READ "INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL 
TRADE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT, ALLEVIATING POVERTY AND ACHIEVING THE 
OBJECTIVES OF THE WFS, IN PARTICULAR IN DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES." 
 
MARINE MAMMALS 
--------------- 
¶12.  BRAZIL, THE U.S. AND NEW ZEALAND STRONGLY OBJECTED 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ6403 
 
PAGE 01        ROME  03093  03 OF 05  241459Z 
ACTION EUR-00 
 
INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AGRE-00  AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00  COME-00 
      CTME-00  DODE-00  ITCE-00  SRPP-00  EB-00    EXME-00  UTED-00 
      TEDE-00  INR-00   IO-00    ITC-01   NSAE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
      OMB-01   OPIC-01  STR-00   TEST-00  TRSE-00  G-00     SAS-00 
        /006W 
                  ------------------C1ABF9  241459Z /38 
R 241518Z JUN 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4416 
INFO USDA WASHDC 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
AMEMBASSY PARIS 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 05 ROME 003093 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PARIS FOR OECD 
 
FROM FODAG 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AORC EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO
SUBJECT:  REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY 
28TH SESSION 
 
TO PROPOSED JAPANESE LANGUAGE ON WHALES ("SUSTAINABLE USE 
OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES BASED ON SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 02        ROME  03093  03 OF 05  241459Z 
BY RELEVANT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, PAYING DUE ATTENTION TO 
RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND PREVENTION OF 
MARINE POLLUTION."). A CONSENSUS WAS FINALLY REACHED ON 
USING LANGUAGE ON "SUSTAINABLE USE AND CONSERVATION OF 
AQUATIC LIVING RESOURCES" WHICH IS LANGUAGE AGREED AT 
FROM THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED FOURTH WSSD BALI PREPCONM IN 
BALI. 
 
REGULAR WORK OF THE CFS 
------------------------- 
 
¶13. THE CFS CONSIDERED AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT 
OF THE WORLD FOOD SECURITY SITUATION AND A BIANNUAL 
PROGRESS REPORT ON 1996 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT (WFS) FOLLOW- 
UP, INCLUDING PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE DEVELOPMENT- 
CENTERED COMMITMENTS OF THE WFS PLAN OF ACTION: 
COMMITMENT THREE- SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT; COMMITMENT FOUR - TRADE; COMMITMENT SIX - 
INVESTMENT AND COMMITMENT SEVEN - MONITORING AND FOLLOW- 
UP.  LESS THAN A THIRD OF THE 120 CFS MEMBER COUNTRIES 
REPORTED BACK ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WFS COMMITMENTS. 
THE CFS WILL REPORT THE GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND 
RECOMMENDATIONS OF ITS 28TH SESSION TO THE FAO COUNCIL. 
 
U.S. STATEMENT TO CFS 
--------------------- 
¶14. THE UNITED STATES DELIVERED STATEMENTS ADDRESSING THE 
TECHNICAL MERITS OF PAPERS PREPARED BY FAO AND PREVIEWING 
U.S. PRIORITIES FOR CUTTING HUNGER TO BE INTRODUCED AT 
THE WFS5YL: INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, ENDING 
FAMINE, AND IMPROVING NUTRITION. THE U.S. STATEMENT 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 03        ROME  03093  03 OF 05  241459Z 
EMPHASIZED U.S.COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING 
RENEWED COMMITMENT TO AGRICULTURE AND TO FOOD SECURITY; 
EXPANDED FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND 
BIOTECHNOLOGY; TRADE CAPACITY-BUILDING; DEBT RELIEF; 
HIV/AIDS ASSISTANCE; PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE WOMEN'S STATUS 
AND MAINSTREAM GENDER IN NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, POLICIES, 
AND BUDGETS; INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING THE 
GLOBAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION PILOT SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM; 
AND THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT. 
 
¶15.  THE U.S. STATEMENT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED U.S. DOMESTIC 
ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF FOOD SECURITY, INCLUDING 
CONTINUING TO INVEST IN A STRONG SAFETY NET, WORKING WITH 
CHARITIES, BUSINESSES, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.  THE UNITED 
STATES SHARED HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE U.S. NATIONAL FOOD 
SECURITY PROGRESS REPORT AND NOTED THAT THE U.S. IS ON 
TRACK TO MEET ITS 2010 DOMESTIC FOOD SECURITY TARGET WITH 
REDUCTIONS IN THE PREVALENCE OF BOTH FOOD INSECURITY AND 
HUNGER AMONG AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS. 
 
REPORT OF THE CFS - MILLENIUM SUMMIT GOAL INDICATORS 
--------------------------------------------- -------- 
 
¶16.  DUE TO THE PRESS OF TIME AND COMPETING NEGOTIATIONS, 
DISCUSSION WAS TRUNCATED AT THE CFS AND THE NORMAL 
THEMATIC DEBATE AND THE STANDING ITEM ON NUTRITION WERE 
POSTPONED UNTIL THE 2003 SESSION.  THE SECRETARIAT- 
DRAFTED REPORT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE 
AND ENDORSED BY MEMBERS, ALTHOUGH SOME PET ISSUES WERE 
ADDED FROM THE FLOOR IN THE FINAL PLENARY SESSION. 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 04        ROME  03093  03 OF 05  241459Z 
CFS REPORT: ASSESSMENT OF THE WORLD FOOD SECURITY 
SITUATION 
--------------------------------------------- ---- 
¶17.  THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE SLOW RATE OF DECLINE IN 
THE NUMBER OF UNDERNOURISHED, PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA. 
SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO THE PRECARIOUS FOOD 
SITUATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.  NEPAD RECEIVED SPECIAL 
MENTION AS A PROGRAM ELABORATED BY AFRICAN COUNTRIES 
THEMSELVES. 
 
CFS REPORT: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GOVERNMENTS 
------------------------------- 
¶18.  GOVERNMENTS WERE URGED TO: IMPROVE MONITORING OF 
FOOD INSECURITY AND USE THE INFORMATION TO TARGET 
VULNERABLE GROUPS; RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF WOMEN 
IN FOOD SECURITY; COOPERATE IN COMBATING CROSS BORDER 
ANIMAL AND PLANT DISEASE,; DEVELOP RELEVANT NATIONAL 
POLICIES; RESPECT THE PRINCIPLE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AND 
HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO FOOD (COMMENT: AS 
USDEL WAS NOT REPRESENTED ON THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE, THE 
RIGHT TO FOOD LANGUAGE SHOWED UP IN THE FINAL REPORT. 
AT U.S. REQUEST, CANADIAN REP SOUGHT TO REMOVE THE 
REFERENCE TO RIGHT TO FOOD ON THE PLENARY FLOOR. WHEN 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ6404 
 
PAGE 01        ROME  03093  04 OF 05  241500Z 
ACTION EUR-00 
 
INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AGRE-00  AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00  COME-00 
      CTME-00  DODE-00  ITCE-00  SRPP-00  EB-00    EXME-00  UTED-00 
      TEDE-00  INR-00   IO-00    ITC-01   NSAE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
      OMB-01   OPIC-01  STR-00   TEST-00  TRSE-00  G-00     SAS-00 
        /006W 
                  ------------------C1AC01  241500Z /38 
R 241518Z JUN 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4417 
INFO USDA WASHDC 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
AMEMBASSY PARIS 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 05 ROME 003093 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PARIS FOR OECD 
 
FROM FODAG 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AORC EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO
SUBJECT:  REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY 
28TH SESSION 
 
THIS THREATENED TO DERAIL CONSENSUS ADOPTION OF THE 
WFS5YL DECLARATION, CANADA (WITH U.S. ASSENT) DROPPED THE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 02        ROME  03093  04 OF 05  241500Z 
REQUEST.  END COMMENT.) 
 
CFS REPORT: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FAO - COORDINATE ON 
MDG INDICATORS AND IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
¶19.  THE FAO WAS REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN 
NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ENHANCE 
COLLABORATION ON GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS WITH OTHER 
RELEVANT AGENCIES; COLLABORATE AND COORDINATE WITH OTHER 
UN BODIES AND THE OECD TO AGREE ON THE SAME SET OF 
INDICATORS FOR THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDG) WITH 
SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO FAO'S MEASURE OF 
UNDERNOURISHMENT AND WHO'S AND UNICEF'S MEASURES OF 
UNDERWEIGHT AND MALNOURISHED CHILDREN AND CONTINUE TO 
ASSESS THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD SECURITY AND 
ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION. 
 
¶20.  THE FAO WAS ALSO REQUESTED TO SUBMIT A DRAFT 
FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT TO ITS KEY TECHNICAL COMMITTEES FOR 
FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY (COFI, COAG, AND 
CFS) ON:  1) FAO'S STRATEGIES FOR POLICY ADVICE, CAPACITY 
BUILDING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ENSURING ACCESS TO 
SAFE AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD; AND 2) CORRESPONDING 
RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL 
LEVELS. 
 
CFS REPORT: ISSUES ADDED FROM THE FLOOR 
--------------------------------------- 
TRADE 
----- 
¶21.  AT THE REQUEST OF THE EU, A CHAPEAU WAS ADDED BEFORE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 03        ROME  03093  04 OF 05  241500Z 
CFS REPORT LANGUAGE URGING GOVERNMENTS ON PROVIDING 
MARKET ACCESS, REDUCING EXPORT SUBSIDIES AND PROVIDING 
SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR LDCS.  THE CHAPEAU 
READS: "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOHA MINISTERIAL 
CONFERENCE, AND WITHOUT PREJUDGING THE OUTCOME OF THE 
NEGOTIATIONS, ETC." 
 
FOOD QUALITY 
------------ 
¶22.  AT THE REQUEST OF THE HUNGARIAN DELEGATE, THE REPORT 
PUTS IN A PLUG FOR MORE REGIONAL FOOD SAFETY MEETINGS 
ALONG THE LINES OF THE BUDAPEST FAO PAN-EUROPEAN FOOD 
SAFETY AND QUALITY MEETING.  THE NEW ZEALAND DELEGATE 
EXPRESSED HIS CONCERN ABOUT THE USE OF THE WORD 
"QUALITY," NOTING THAT THE MEANING WAS UNCLEAR IN THE FAO 
CONTEXT. 
 
LIFDC CLASSIFICATION 
----------------------- 
 
¶23. AT THE 2001 CFS MEETING, THE LATIN AMERICAN REGION 
ASKED THAT FAO REVIEW THE CRITERIA FOR LOW-INCOME FOOD 
DEFICIT COUNTRIES (LIFDC) USED BY THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
IN ALLOCATING DEVELOPMENT FOOD AID.  THE LATIN GROUP 
SOUGHT A LIBERALIZATION OF THE DEFINITION OF LIFDC 
"LIBERALIZED" SO THAT COUNTRIES THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM 
THE LIFDC LIST, WHICH INCLUDES BOLIVIA, CUBA, AND 
GUATEMALA, WOULD CONTINUE TO QUALIFY FOR FOOD AID AND 
OTHERWISE LEVERAGE RESOURCES.  AFTER EXTENSIVE DEBATE ON 
THE FLOOR OF THE PLENARY, THE CFS REPORT LANGUAGE WENT 
FORWARD UNCHANGED WITH LANGUAGE STATING ONLY THAT SEVERAL 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 04        ROME  03093  04 OF 05  241500Z 
DELEGATES WERE SATISFIED WITH THE CONTENT OF THE FAO 
REVIEW OF THE LIFDC CRITERIA.  (COMMENT:  THE LATIN 
AMERICAN GROUP ALSO SOUGHT TO INTRODUCE LANGUAGE ON LIFDC 
INTO THE DECLARATION, BUT WERE FORCED TO DROP IT DUE TO 
OPPOSITION FROM THE OECD COUNTRIES AND LACK OF SUPPORT 
FROM OTHER G-77.) 
 
CFS GENERAL DEBATE ISSUES: U.S. FARM BILL 
----------------------------------------- 
¶24.  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FROM ALL REGIONS (SUCH AS 
BRAZIL FROM LATIN AMERICA, THAILAND FROM ASIA, AND SOUTH 
AFRICA) AND NEW ZEALAND RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT U.S.AND EU 
DOMESTIC SUBSIDIES. MANY COUNTRIES OF THE EU AND G-77 AND 
OTHER OECD COUNTRIES ALSO SPECIFICALLY CRITICIZED THE NEW 
U.S.FARM BILL, FINDING REPORTED INCREASES IN U.S.TRADE- 
DISTORTING SUPPORT INCONSISTENT WITH U.S. CALLS FOR 
FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN DOMESTIC SUPPORT THROUGH WTO 
NEGOTIATIONS.  THE CONCERN OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WAS 
THAT INCREASED SUBSIDIES WOULD DRIVE DOWN THE PRICE OF 
COMMODITIES LIKE COTTON AND WOOL WHERE DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES COULD BE COMPETITIVE. 
 
COMMENT 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ6405 
 
PAGE 01        ROME  03093  05 OF 05  241500Z 
ACTION EUR-00 
 
INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AGRE-00  AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00  COME-00 
      CTME-00  DODE-00  ITCE-00  SRPP-00  EB-00    EXME-00  UTED-00 
      TEDE-00  INR-00   IO-00    ITC-01   NSAE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
      OMB-01   OPIC-01  STR-00   TEST-00  TRSE-00  G-00     SAS-00 
        /006W 
                  ------------------C1AC0F  241500Z /38 
R 241518Z JUN 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4418 
INFO USDA WASHDC 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
AMEMBASSY PARIS 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 05 OF 05 ROME 003093 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PARIS FOR OECD 
 
FROM FODAG 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AORC EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR EAID EAGR FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO AORC FAO
SUBJECT:  REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY 
28TH SESSION 
 
------- 
¶25. THE DECLARATION FOR THE WFS5YL SUCCESSFULLY 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 02        ROME  03093  05 OF 05  241500Z 
INCORPORATES THE NEW CHALLENGES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES 
AVAILABLE FOR DEALING WITH POVERTY AND HUNGER IN LINE 
WITH THE WFS TARGETS FOR 2015.  IT ALSO REAFFIRMS THE 
ROLE OF THE CFS AS THE MONITORING BODY FOR THE WFS 
TARGETS.  HOWEVER, GIVEN THE CFS'S LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE 
OVER THE PAST FIVE PLUS YEARS, ASSISTING IT TO 
ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT GOVERNANCE 
CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR USG AGENCIES DEALING WITH THE FAO. 
FURTHERMORE, THE CFS'S NEW TASK (IF SO ENDORSED BY THE 
FAO COUNCIL) TO OVERSEE NEGOTIATIONS OF VOLUNTARY 
GUIDELINES ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD CANNOT HELP BUT DETRACT 
FROM ITS ABILITY TO CARRY OUT ITS CORE RESPONSIBILITIES 
FOR MONITORING WFS IMPLEMENTATION.  HEILEMAN 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
> 
 2002ROME03093 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED