Past Events
Sustainable food systems: Nature positive food systems for a healthy planet & healthy people
This Global Summit Dialogue will be convened by the UNFSS Secretariat and the United Nations Environment Programme to encourage discussions and foster a greater understanding and ownership of food systems issues amongst key decision-makers and stakeholders in the environment sector, and of environmental concerns amongst food and agriculture systems stakeholders. Watch on from 13:00 CEST.
Lever of Change 鈥 Innovation Second Public Forum
You are invited to join this second Public Forum on the Summit's Innovation Lever of Change, where the work around four focus areas on innovation will be presented by the key panel that will frame the importance of innovation in supporting the Action Tracks and , underlining strategic priorities and new key partnerships crucial for the improvement of the future food systems. The Forum will include a panel discussion and a Q&A session with the audience. Join us from 15:00 CEST.
Food Systems: Harnessing nutrition co-benefits of climate resilient agriculture
IFAD - Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division (ECG) in collaboration with Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI-WUR) invite you to the webinar 鈥淔ood Systems: Harnessing nutrition co-benefits of climate resilient agriculture. This webinar will explore climate-nutrition nexus from different perspectives and generate unusual ideas to move away from doing business as usual as we approach the Food Systems Summit later this year. Join in from 13:30 CEST.
Health Talks for the Food Systems Summit
We need a new narrative that brings together health, food systems and human rights. Against the background of the World Health Assembly, and in support of the UN Food Systems Summit, WHO is opening a space for 鈥淗ealth talks鈥 as an engaging opportunity to increase the awareness of people on how food systems and health are linked, and why food systems transformation is necessary to achieve health and well-being for all. to find out more.
Committee on World Food Security (CFS 48)
The 48th Plenary of CFS will take place virtually on Friday, 4 June 2021, and will feature ten side events organized by its partners. Eight of these side events will be held on Thursday 3 June with the other two scheduled for Friday 4 June. These side events will focus on agroecology, innovation, the role of the private sector in agroecology, youth and much more. Webcast services will be available - join in from 09:00 CEST.
Food for All: Food conflicts and the future of food systems
The Secretariat of State of the Holy See, the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to FAO, IFAD & WFP, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and the Vatican COVID-19 Commission alongside its partners working in food security, have launched a series of webinars entitled Food for Life, Food Justice, Food for All. The webinar on May 31, cohosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, and titled 鈥淔ood for All: Food conflicts and the future of food systems鈥, will explore different responses to food conflicts, and how the Church can best contribute and collaborate to address hunger and food inequality around the world.
Food from the ocean, rivers and lakes - essential for our food systems
This Global Dialogue aims to address the concept that a healthy ocean means healthy people 鈥 the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems are fragile but have the potential to be pillars of local food systems if those systems are transformed to be more sustainable, nature-positive and accessible. This Dialogue is being co-convened by Special Envoy of the UN Food Systems Summit, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson, FOA, UN Foundation, and Norway.
Civil Society Public Forum
During this Forum, representatives from each of the five Action Tracks and the Summit Dialogues will share progress of idea-generation, and next steps in the Summit process. The conversation will focus on the emerging with an invitation for participating in and building coalitions as a part of the Summit and post-Summit engagement. Participants will also be invited to reflect on progress and provide feedback. Join us from 14:00 CEST.
Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Independent Dialogues
To ensure small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the globe are engaged with the UN Food Systems Summit, a series of virtual SME-focused Independent Summit Dialogues have been organized at regional levels to hear from all types of SMEs contributing to our food systems. Join in from May 26 - June 17.
Youth Act4Food Act4Change Launch
Join the global launch of the initiative 'Youth ' in support of the Summit's Good Food For All. In the event, the youth champions will introduce the pledge, the website, and explain the idea behind the campaign. This is an interactive session where the youth champions will answer questions from the audience. Join from 14:00 CEST.
Global Food Security Symposium 2021
In the lead-up to the Summit, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has arranged a symposium where speakers will discuss high-impact innovations that are radically transforming food systems for the better. Game-changing innovations and high-impact solutions have the potential to radically transform the food system into a more sustainable, inclusive, nutritious and resilient one. Join from 17:00 CEST.
Action Track 5 Third Public Forum
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Action Track 5 focuses on building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stresses, and is proposing actions to ensure that food systems can maintain functionality, recover from the effects of harmful events, and improve to a better-off state. You can contribute to this third Public Forum by sharing your ideas and feedback on the Action Track's emerging game-changing propositions to transform our food systems, and to highlight major gaps and other areas and opportunities to be considered. Join us from 16:00 CEST.
Producer Public Forums
The Producer Public Forums aim at updating producers across the globe of latest Summit progress; seeking inputs and recommendations on emerging solution areas from producers; and mobilizing their participation in the upcoming producer-focused dialogues. Participants will be invited to reflect on current progress and share their thoughts and feedback. Three forums will take place from May 5 to 7 to accommodate different time zones.
Global Youth Summit Dialogue - Good Food For All
Gathering youth voices from around the world, the Global Youth Summit Dialogue - Good Food For All invites a curated group of 100 youth for a discussion on the future of our food systems. The Dialogue aims to gather and discuss a range of ideas as well as trigger a series of conversations thereafter to drive local action. Join us by watching live from 15:00 CEST.
Action Track 1 Third Public Forum
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Action Track 1 strives to identify game-changing ideas to transform food systems and achieve the goal of ensuring access to safe and nutritious food for all. This third Public Forum will focus on the role UN Member States can play in relation to the game-changing ideas this Action Track is developing. You are welcome to contribute. Join us from 14:00 CEST. Languages: EN, FR, ES.
Best Small Business: Good Food for All - Competition Launch
The UN Food Systems Summit competition 鈥楤est Small Business: Good Food for All鈥 will identify the best small and medium-sized enterprises from across the world transforming food systems for a better tomorrow. Running from April 29 to June 4, the Summit will spotlight winners as the 鈥淏est 50 Small Businesses: Good Food for All鈥, as well as a share of US$100,000 in prize money.
Water: The Game Changer for Food Systems 鈥 a Global Summit Dialogue
UNFSS and UN Water are convening an online global dialogue on water on 27 April. This dialogue will explore the fundamental inter-connections between food systems and water systems, and their relations to other areas fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, such as energy, climate, and the environment. Join us from 14:00 CEST.
Action Track 3 Third Public Forum
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! The third Action Track 3 Public Forum will be looking at the importance of integration to achieve transformation, both with the other Action Tracks of the Summit and with other global agendas to achieve food security, reverse nature loss and mitigate climate change. You can contribute to the Forum by sharing your ideas and feedback on the Action Track's emerging game-changing propositions to transform our food systems, and to highlight major gaps and other areas and opportunities to be considered. Join us from 14:00 CEST.
Indigenous Peoples鈥 agency to contribute to Action Track 3 and 4 game-changing initiatives
This side event at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), supported by IFAD, FAO and WFP, brought stakeholders together to share examples on how Indigenous Peoples鈥 agency is supported and how it contributes to sustainable food systems; highlight Indigenous Peoples鈥 game-changing solutions identified within the UN Food Systems Summit; explore how the Summit outcomes can catalyze action on the ground and foster coalition building to support Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge systems.
Action Track 4 Third Public Forum
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Action Track 4 is concentrating on the livelihoods at the various points within food systems - from the small-scale farmer to the retailer - and how we advance equity throughout. You can contribute to this third Public Forum by sharing your ideas and feedback on the Action Track's emerging game-changing propositions to transform our food systems, and to highlight major gaps and other areas and opportunities to be considered. Join us from 14:00 CEST.
