[SIANI] After an arduous and lengthy negotiation process, the Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition were finally approved by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on October 24, 2023. In October 2019, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) approved a policy process to create the Voluntary Guidelines. Negotiations began in May 2022, but the guidelines couldn’t be adopted during its 50th session in October 2022 due to disagreements on critical issues.