A/RES/64/224 3. Stresses that food security is central to poverty eradication, public health and sustainable economic growth, and the need for a comprehensive twin-track approach to food security that consists of direct action to immediately tackle hunger for the most vulnerable and medium- and long-term sustainable agricultural, food security, nutrition, and rural development programmes to eliminate the root causes of hunger and poverty, including through the progressive realization of the right to food; Also stresses that achieving food security for all has as its core element 4. the strengthening and revitalizing of the agricultural sector in developing countries, where it has been identified as a priority by Governments, including through enhanced international support, an enabling environment at all levels and the empowerment of small-scale farmers, indigenous peoples and other rural communities, and stresses the need for the involvement of women, in particular in decisionmaking; Underlines the importance of enhancing synergies between agriculture, 5. food security and development policies and strategies at both the national and international levels, including by prioritizing and mainstreaming agriculture and food security into development policies; Encourages efforts at all levels to create a strong enabling environment 6. for enhancing agricultural production, productivity and sustainability, developing strong agricultural value chains and improving farmers’ and agro-industry access to and participation in markets; Welcomes the strengthening of cooperation between the Food and 7. Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Programme and all other relevant entities of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations, the international financial institutions and international trade, financial and economic institutions, in accordance with their respective mandates, in order to increase their effectiveness, as well as the strengthening of cooperation with non-governmental organizations and the private sector in promoting and strengthening efforts towards agriculture development and food security; Expresses its support for initiatives and actions to strengthen governance 8. for agriculture development and food security and for the Global Partnership for Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, which will strive to achieve strategic coordination of efforts at the national, regional and global levels, building on existing structures, ensuring inclusiveness of participation and promoting a genuine bottom-up approach based on field-level experiences and developments; Welcomes the efforts of the Committee on World Food Security, as a 9. platform for discussion and coordination to strengthen collaborative action, to ensure that the voices of all relevant stakeholders, particularly those most affected by food insecurity, are heard, supports the important roles of the Committee, particularly in areas of coordination at the global level, policy convergence and facilitated support and advice to countries and regions, and affirms that, within the context of the implementation plan laid down in the reform of the Committee, it will gradually take on additional roles, such as promoting coordination at the national and regional levels, promoting accountability and sharing best practices at all levels, and developing a global strategic framework for food security and nutrition; 10. Underlines the need for sustained funding and increased targeted investment to enhance world food production, and calls for new and additional 4