Private Sector Mechanism position paper on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Published on 12 January 2017 by the Private Sector Mechanism at the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS), this position paper considers the role of agriculture and food and nutrition security in achieving the SDGs, focusing on the role of the CFS. It also argues that advances in food security, including increased supply due to improvements in food safety and production, will have impacts on a much larger number of SDGs than simply Goal 2, including those related to ending poverty, bettering public health, and fostering economic growth. It proposes that the CFS can play an extremely important role in achieving the SDGs by emphasizing the significance of food security and nutrition and working towards effective tools and partnerships to achieve it. The Private Sector Mechanism (PSM) encourages CFS and all CFS stakeholders to recognize and build on the value of open, transparent, rulesbased trade policies that foster market integration, create resilient food systems and enhance food security. Given that a strong commitment to global partnership and cooperation is required to help in the full realization of the SDGs,  the CFS is exceptionally well-suited to fostering innovative partnerships among development actors.