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2021 UN Food Systems Summit
The UN Food Systems Summit will take place on Thursday, September 23, 2021. The event will be held during the UN General Assembly in New York

How FAO and UNIDO joined forces with local government and others to strengthen the Moringa Value Chain in Ethiopia
©UNIDO Ethiopians pride themselves on their determination to find local solutions. While the country has made some progress towards child stunting and wasting targets, both

UN FSS Pre-Summit affiliated event: Putting Nutrition at the Centre of Food Systems Transformation
Tuesday, 27 July 2021 1:30pm to 2:20pm (CEST) Food systems are broken. They neither work for the planet, nor do they support good nutrition and

Launch of the UN Nutrition discussion paper on Livestock-derived foods and sustainable healthy diets
The health and nutrition implications of livestock-derived foods in sustainable healthy diets are complex and highly context-specific. They also vary depending on gender, stage of

Online consultation on the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-2025: priority actions on nutrition for the next five years
The consultation is open until 14 June. Access the consultation at: http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/consultations/decade-nutrition-priority-actions As part of the mid-term review process of the UN Decade of Action

2021 World Food Prize Laureate
The World Food Prize is the most prominent global award recognizing exceptional individuals who have worked to enhance human development by improving the quality, quantity,

Launch of the UN Nutrition discussion paper on The role of aquatic foods in sustainable healthy diets
This new UN Nutrition discussion paper aims to build consensus on the role of aquatic foods in sustainable healthy diets, presenting the breadth of evidence

Italy to host the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced today that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be in Rome,
2021 UN Interagency Task Force on NCDs (UNIATF) Award – Call for nominations
The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases is calling for nominations for the 2021 Awards to recognize achievements

New Publication: WFP State of School Feeding Worldwide 2020
This publication by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) provides an analysis of the State of School Feeding Worldwide in 2020. A report on

Introducing the Chair of UN Nutrition
Dear colleagues and partners, I am delighted to contact you as the Chair of the United Nations’ new coordination entity, UN Nutrition, and take this