Events

From educational webinars to global summits, events related to our food systems provide opportunities for learning and conversations to move us toward action. 

 

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 Action Areas and Solution Clusters 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.

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 “Food for All: Food conflicts and the future of food systems”, 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.

Lever of Change – 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 game-changing propositions, 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.

27 Apr 2021
14:00 to 16:30
Virtual
Summit Dialogues

Water: The Game Changer for Food Systems – 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.

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27 Apr 2021
14:00 to 16:00
Virtual
Action Tracks, UNFSS

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.

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29 Apr 2021
06:00
Virtual
UNFSS

Best Small Business: Good Food for All - Competition Launch

The UN Food Systems Summit competition ‘Best Small Business: Good Food for All’ 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 “Best 50 Small Businesses: Good Food for All”, as well as a share of US$100,000 in prize money.

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04 May 2021
14:00 to 16:00
Virtual
Action Tracks, UNFSS

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.

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04 May 2021
15:00
Virtual
Summit Dialogues, UNFSS

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.

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05 May 2021 to 07 May 2021
10:30 to 12:30
Virtual
UNFSS

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.

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SDG sun and plants
06 May 2021
16:00 to 18:00
Virtual
Action Tracks, UNFSS

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.

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11 May 2021
17:00 to 18:30
Virtual
Community

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.

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woman in artificial growing farm
18 May 2021
14:00
Virtual
Community

Youth Act4Food Act4Change Launch

Join the global launch of the initiative 'Youth #Act4Food #Act4Change' 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.

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28 May 2021
14:00 to 16:00
Virtual
UNFSS

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 Action Areas and Solution Clusters 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.

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Icon of woman holding basket with fruit
31 May 2021
14:00 to 18:00
Virtual
Community

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 “Food for All: Food conflicts and the future of food systems”, 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.

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Women in bakery
07 Jun 2021
15:00 to 16:00
Virtual
Levers of Change, UNFSS

Lever of Change – 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 game-changing propositions, 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.

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Cut vegetables
08 Jul 2021 to 09 Jul 2021
08:00 to 17:00
Virtual
Scientific Group

Summit Science Days

Recognizing the pivotal role of science, technology and innovation for food systems transformation, the Science Days, organized by the Scientific Group of the UN Food Systems Summit and facilitated and hosted by FAO, offer an important opportunity to support the agenda setting process with scientific evidence and perspectives.

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11 Oct 2021
09:00
Kunming, China

UN Biodiversity Conference

New date announced. The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will review the achievement and delivery of the CBD’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. It is also anticipated that the final decision on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework will be taken, together with decisions on related topics including capacity building and resource mobilization.

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01 Nov 2021
09:00
Glasgow, Scotland

UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26)

The twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC will take place in November 2021 in Glasgow.

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01 Dec 2021
08:45
Tokyo, Japan

Nutrition for Growth Summit

The Nutrition for Growth Summit will be an important opportunity to set the world on a path to achieving the SDG targets – in particular, to end malnutrition in all its forms by 2030 and to strengthen the link between diet, food systems and health. The goal is to galvanize commitments from governments, civil society, the private sector, donor agencies and the UN to end malnutrition in all of its forms.

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