Achieving the SDGs through Food Systems Transformation - On the Road to the Food Systems Summit in 2021

25 November 2020 - 03 December 2020  Online Webinar, Global

The purpose of this 3rd global conference is to provide substantial input to the UN Food Systems Summit that is tentatively scheduled for the third quarter of 2021, building on the achievements of the SFS Programme’s membership during the first five years of implementation.

Zero Hunger: Africa's Private Sector Driving Innovation and Growth

24 November 2020  Online Conference, Global

The Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Ltd. and Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers will hold a 10th-anniversary virtual conference, where leaders from across the globe who are experts in the agriculture and food landscape will lead the discussion on topics including investment and data analytics in agriculture while discussing the potential of the private sector to feed Africa and the World. 

Food Systems for Children and Adolescents Special Issue

- 20/11/2020

As conveners of the Global Consultation on Food Systems for Children and Adolescents and this Special Issue, UNICEF and GAIN are confident that the evidence presented in this Special Issue will be useful for food system reorientations in support of improved diet quality among children and adolescents.

Bold Actions for Food as a Force for Good 2020

23 November 2020 - 24 November 2020  Online Webinar, Global

To feed more than 10 billion people within our planetary boundaries by 2050, while ending hunger and tackling unhealthy diets, we will have to fundamentally change the food system, requiring co-ordinated and large-scale action by all stakeholders across multiple axes.

UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 1- Public Forum

17 November 2020  Online Webinar, Global

The ambition of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit is to launch a collective journey of transforming our food systems to give us the best possible chance of delivering on 2030 agenda. Everyone has a role to play in this. Only by coming together and challenging one another we can spark new ideas and create meaningful impact.

It’s time to put children and adolescents at the forefront of efforts to transform food systems

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) launched today "Food Systems for Children and Adolescents", a special issue of the international journal Global Food Security. This special collection of 11 articles calls for an urgent transformation of food systems that work for and with children. 

Transforming the Future: Supercharging Action at the UN Food Systems Summit

In a time of many seemingly insurmountable challenges, there is something that we can fix. One thing, which if changed could simultaneously accelerate the end of hunger, ensure everyone has access to a healthy diet, dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reverse biodiversity loss, and make societies and economies more equitable and resistant to devastating pandemics such as COVID-19.

Second Global Summit on Food Fortification: UNICEF Executive Director: "Food fortification is key during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The Second Global Summit on Food Fortification Virtual Series will kick off today November 6th with a high-level launch event as part of the Micronutrient Forum Global Conference CONNECTED. This year’s Summit will gather thousands of experts on food fortification, staple crop biofortification, food systems, and nutrition. Due to COVID-19 the Summit will go fully digital.