▁is ▁a ▁ste ering ▁committee ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁exper ts ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁food ▁security ▁and ▁nut r ition - related ▁fields . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁is ▁a ▁ro ster ▁of ▁exper ts ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁build ▁teams ▁that ▁act ▁on ▁a ▁project ▁- specific ▁basis ▁to ▁analyze ▁and ▁report ▁on ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁food ▁security ▁and ▁nut r ition . ▁ ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁H L PE ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁regular ▁inclusion ▁of ▁advice ▁based ▁on ▁scientific ▁evidence ▁and ▁knowledge . ▁ ▁As ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁C FS ▁Pl en ary ▁and ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁H L PE ▁will ▁assess ▁and ▁analyze ▁the ▁current ▁state ▁of ▁food ▁security ▁and ▁nut r ition ▁and ▁its ▁underlying ▁causes . ▁ ▁It ▁will ▁also ▁provide ▁scientific ▁and ▁knowledge - based ▁analysis ▁and ▁advice ▁on ▁policy - re levant ▁issues ▁and ▁identify ▁emer ging ▁tr ends . ▁ ▁It ▁will ▁also ▁help ▁ ▁prior it ize ▁future ▁actions ▁and ▁focus ▁attention ▁on ▁key ▁foc al ▁areas . ▁ ▁Until ▁today ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁the ▁H L PE ▁has ▁published ▁ 6 ▁reports : ▁ ▁Price ▁vol at ility ▁and ▁food ▁security ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Land ▁ten ure ▁and ▁international ▁invest ments ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Food ▁security ▁and ▁climate ▁change ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Social ▁protection ▁for ▁food ▁security ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Bio fu els ▁and ▁food ▁security