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Inter I t linkages li k of fR Regional i l Cooperation p Frameworksfor EnhancingSynergismsinGender, Food&NutritionSecurity

S i Vichitlekarn Suriyan Vi hitl k
Manager,GMSWorkingGrouponAgriculture(WGA)Secretariat
AsiaandthePacificRegionalHigh levelConsultationonGender,FoodSecurityand Nutrition:Ensuringtheotherhalfequalopportunities Bangkok Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand 2426July2013

Outlines
ImportanceofGender Gender,Food&Nutrition Security Issues&Challenges:BeyondRegionalPolitical StatementsandPolicy Opportunities: O i i Inter I linkages, li k S Synergies i and d Impacts ConcludingNotes

Gender,Food&NutritionSecurity
ASEAN&GreaterMekongSubregion (GMS) RecognitioninresponsetoMDGs,ASEAN Community2015,GMSEconomicCooperation Program ASEANSocioCulturalCommunity(ASCC) Blueprint
FoodSecurity y(Agriculture) ( g ) Health RuralDevelopment&PovertyEradication SocialWelfare(Justice&Rights)&Development

Issues&Challenges
BeyondRegionalPoliticalStatementsand Policy Transboundary issues&RegionalImpacts Operationalization ofRegionalPolicies Consistency Coordination(Crosssectoral, Consistency, sectoral amongdevelopmentpartners)andM&E Capacity C i C Constraints i ChangeinResourceMobilizationPolicy& Strategies

Issues&Challenges
ScalingupandMainstreamingFacilitation Limitedplatforms/recognitionforengagement andcommunityofpractices

Opportunities:Interlinkages, Synergiesand dImpacts

Globalcampaignsi i.e. e IYFF2014 ExistingRegional/Subregional Policy/Strategic Frameworks
ASCCBlueprint Relevant R l ASEANSectoral S l Bodies B di FocusedASEANRegionalInitiatives(i.e.ASEAN I t Integrated t dF Food dS Security it F Framework) k) RegionalEconomicCorridors(i.e.EastWest EconomicCorridor)

Opportunities:Interlinkages, Synergiesand dImpacts

OngoingMidtermReviewofASCCBlueprint: FocusedIssuesandModalities/Mechanisms
Gender beyond y amereadding gbutcrosscutting g issue

Subregional Programs(i.e.GMS,IMTGT, BIMPEAGA):Platformsforpolicy operationalization,transboundary cooperation ti and dinvestment i t tincubation i b ti Ridingonregionalintegrationinitiativesi.e. ASEANC Connectivity ti it

Opportunities:Interlinkages, Synergiesand dImpacts

Tappingonresourcesestablishedatregional arrangementsandmechanisms Newregional/subregional partnership modalities(i.e.tripartite) Inter I regional i lli linkages k i i.e.
ASEANSAARC(i.e.EnablingPolicyand Mechanisms) h i ) ASEANSec SAARCSec(i.e.FacilitationandM&E) Interregionalplatforms&communityofpractices

ConcludingNotes
Gender, ,F&NSecurity yrequires q g globalandregional g cooperation Regionalorganizations/arrangements effective intermediarybetweenglobalcommitments& nationalactions Strengths&weaknessofvariouslevels cooperation Technical&policyadvisorysupporttoregional organizations i i Regionalintegration newopportunities& possibleadverseimpacts Newcooperation&partnershipmodalities