The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub is pleased to invite applications for exhibition booths during the 1^st UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment (24-26 July 2023), taking place in FAO Headquarters, Rome.

The Hub's first Food Systems Solutions Webinar on 11 May 2023 provided insights into how countries and international organizations can ensure that food labels and standards contribute to sustainable food systems.

National Convenors gather in Hanoi, Vietnam for transformative food systems dialogue - read the full summary of the session.

In preparation for the UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment in July 2023, the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub is inviting stakeholders (organizations of Youth, Indigenous Peoples, Private Sector, Women, Producers, etc.) to complete a survey capturing their journey to the Stocktaking Moment (STM) and what they have been doing to implement or support food systems transformations.

Elizabeth Mwende, a Youth Representative of the Hub’s Stakeholder Engagement and Networking Advisory (SENA) Group, shares her firsthand experience attending the Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Food Systems Stocktaking Moment in Niamey, Niger. She highlights the importance of youth engagement in food systems transformation and provides insights into the key discussions and outcomes of the meeting.

The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) has developed a compilation of applicable technologies to support the establishment of sustainable food systems in the Asia-Monsoon region. 

The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub is hiring a specialist to support the overall organization of the 1st UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment in July 2023. Deadline to apply is 27 April 2023. 

This interview with Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, is part of a series conducted in the lead-up to the 4th Global Conference of the One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Programme to be held from 24-27 April in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub is pleased to invite applications for side events during the 1^st UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment (24-26 July 2023).

Italian Prime Minister H.E. Giorgia Meloni announced Italy's hosting of the United Nations Food Systems Stocktaking Moment in Rome from July 24-26 during her video speech at The Summit for Democracy 2023.

The Hub has developed templates to be used by countries in their preparations for the 1st Food Systems Stocktaking Moment.  These templates can be used to present the overall journey and progress of countries towards implementing food systems transformation and to present their stories and examples of good practices.

The first of five Regional Preparatory Meetings for the 2023 Food Systems Stocktaking Moment kicks off in Niamey, Niger to consolidate regional learning and identify promising solutions for transforming food systems.

The Food Systems Solutions Dialogue schedule for March - July 2023 has been released.

GAIN’s Executive Director and IFAD’s Director for Food Systems Coordination discuss how to bring systemic change to food systems: a concept to attract private investments in developing countries. 

The Executive Office of the Secretary-General has distributed an Information Note with updates on the 2023 United Nations Food Systems Stocktaking Moment.

UN Food Systems Coordination Hub meets with Food Systems Coalitions of Action to plan for Stock-taking Moment that will take place 24-26 July in Rome.

The IPBES is calling all countries to provide a critical review of the food chapter of its Nexus Assessment on the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health.

On behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Antonio Tajani, announced that the UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment will take place in Rome, Italy from 24 – 26 July 2023, at the premises of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Op-ed written by Hub members: Nicole de Paula, Senior Sustainable Development Goals Expert, and Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and FAO Office of Sustainable Development Goals.

The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub met with IFAD and the World Bank to co-develop a tool that will provide governments, donors and stakeholders with much needed evidence for smart investment decisions towards food systems transformation.