Guiding Principles of the Forum
- The planning of the Forum involves the full range of constituencies affected by hunger and food insecurity, including social movements and CSOs & NGOs, particularly those from developing countries, committed to the eradication of hunger and the realisation of the right to food and food sovereignty.
- Participation in the Forum itself also reflects these same constituencies.
- Priority is given to voices from developing countries.
- The Forum will respect pluralism as well as ensure a balance of gender, regions and constituencies.
- Each constituency will have the opportunity to organise its own thematic discussions, whilst priority is given to rural youth, women, Indigenous Peoples and the thematic issues of « access to resources » and « models of production ».
- A range of views are heard on how to address the problems of hunger, malnutrition and violations of the right to food.
Objectives of the Forum
- To facilitate the participation of women, small-scale farmers and peasants, Indigenous Peoples, artisanal fisherfolk, food and rural workers, youth, the urban poor, environmental organizations, human rights defenders, NGOs and other CSOs working for the realization of the right to food and food sovereignty and to ensure that their voices are heard in the World Food Summit.
- To seek the commitment of governments and UN agencies to the eradication of hunger and malnutrition, the realization of the right to food and the people's food sovereignty agenda.
- To strengthen alliances, foster dialogue on the causes of world hunger and food crises, work towards a shared understanding of the changes and solutions required and an agenda of action.
