Towards a Coalition on the true value of food: Making markets work for healthy & sustainable food

27 July 2021Online Webinar, Global

By redefining the value of food through True Cost Accounting and redesigning the economics of food through true pricing, market players and governments can increase the true value food markets create for society. In this session, both the science and practical examples will be discussed.

Closing the evidence gap for food systems transformation – enabling access to data and providing evidence to monitor progress

26 July 2021Online Webinar, Global

This session will feature a multi-sectoral panel from across Action Tracks and Innovation Levers focused on the challenges and opportunities for more and better data, more useful data, and more data use for food systems transformation. It will feature a moderated panel discussion followed by an open Q&A.

Youth, Businesses, and Food Systems: Act4Food Act4Change Youth-led Round Table

27 July 2021Online Webinar, Global

Act4Food Act4Change is a youth-initiated and led campaign in support of the UNFSS and the GoodFood4All campaign. It brings together young people from around the world to focus on their personal actions as a contribution to food system change. It urges governments, businesses, UN agencies, youth counterparts, and people of all ages to pledge to act boldly and promptly. 

Leveraging social protection for poverty reduction, food security, nutrition and decent work

26 July 2021Online Webinar, Global

On July 26 at the Pre-Summit, we will jointly discuss solutions and opportunities to promote better food security, nutrition, decent work and inclusive and sustainable livelihoods with a group of governments, civil society, academic, and international organizations.

Stand Up for Women UNFSS Affiliated Session: Women’s Nutrition, Economic Empowerment and Leadership in Food Systems Cluster

27 July 2021Online Webinar, Global

The meeting aims to tap into the experience and lessons of countries to help define the priorities of the cluster. It will also shape how the cluster can support the newly established broader gender Coalition for Action, "Making food systems work for women and girls".

Actions to support farmers’ perspectives from seeds to food

28 July 2021Online Webinar, Global

For the UNFSS Pre-Summit, we wish to invite you to an affiliated event jointly organised by the Norwegian government and Andrew Mushita, UNFSS Food Champion and Executive Director of the Community Technology Development Trust, Zimbabwe.

Achieving Zero Hunger: Nutritiously and Sustainably

26 July 2021Online Webinar, Global

This session will listen to the priorities of member states, review the current state of food insecurity, showcase some of the potential solutions emerging from the Summit, and introduce an emerging Coalition of Action to End Hunger that aims to align and mobilise resources to support national action to end hunger by 2030.

GAIN's take on SOFI 2021 Report

Following a year of lockdowns and a stalling global economy, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World research shows that an additional 118m people are going to bed hungry, an increase of 18% in one year. We are at an inflection point.

Innovative Food System Solutions (IFSS) Portal - Bringing people together across the food system around solutions that ensure both human and planetary health for all

28 July 2021Online Webinar, Global

Food system transformation requires urgent actions to solve complex problems in inclusive and equitable ways across many sectors. The IFSS portal initiative is an ongoing open collaboration between groups working at the intersection of nutrition, sustainable agriculture, development economics, policy studies and environmental health. 

Launch of Nutrition Conversations Africa

14 July 2021Online Webinar, Global

The Nutrition Conversations Africa (NCAfrica) is an advocacy platform aimed at illuminating African nutritional challenges and opportunities, transformative ideas and game-changing solutions through continuous conversations, call to action, advocacy support and engagement to curb malnutrition in Africa.