Task Force Participants
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS)
- UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- UN Development Programme (UNDP)
- UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- World Bank
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
- Department of Political Affairs (DPA)
- Department of Public Information (DPI)
- Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
On 28 April, 2008, the United Nations Secretary-General established a Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis under his chairmanship and composed of the heads of the United Nations specialized agencies, funds and programmes, Bretton Woods institutions and relevant parts of the UN Secretariat.The Task Force is chaired by the UN Secretary-General. FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf is the Vice-Chairman of the Task Force The Secretary-General appointed UN Under-Secretary-General John Holmes as Task Force Coordinator and Assistant Secretary-General David Nabarro as Deputy Coordinator. The primary aim of the Task Force is to promote a unified response to the global food price challenge, including by facilitating the creation of a prioritized plan of action and coordinating its implementation.
Latest News
- Amid global food crisis, UN helps boost farm production in Swaziland (23 July 2008)
- Burkina Faso: UN agency helps poor farmers tackle food crisis (14 July 2008)
- Lauding G-8 resolve to tackle food crisis, UN urges practical steps to help hungry (10 July 2008)
- G-8 summit good start but further action needed to tackle global crises, says Ban (9 July 2008)
- Climate change, UN reform and global food crisis top General Assembly agenda (9 July 2008)
- UN seeks $400 million to feed Afghans hit by food crisis and drought (9 July 2008)
- In Hokkaido, G-8 leaders have ‘unprecedented’ chance to halt global food crisis Ban (8 July 2008)