Session Details
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 10:00 - 11:30
51³Ô¹Ï Headquarters, Conference Room 2
The session aims to mobilize means of implementation to assist countries in the implementation of national pathways () and to expand commitments from Member States to prioritize their journey of food systems transformation to ensure food security and healthy diets for all in sustainable food systems to deliver for people and the planet. For this purpose, it is important for sustainability to be addressed holistically by all actors, aiming for food systems that generate positive economic, social and environmental values.
Point/s of contact | Maximo Torero (maximo.torerocullen@fao.org)
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Background
The High Impact Initiative on food systems will underscore the integrated vision advanced by the Secretary-General in the Food Systems Summit and reaffirmed in the UNFSS +2 Stocktaking Moment 2023 (). The High Impact Initiative will call attention on the nexus of multiple critical SDGs, including the eradication of poverty, climate action and environmental protection, ending hunger and improving nutrition and access to healthy diets. It will focus on the mobilization of finance, science, data (including geospatial platforms), innovative solutions and robust policy and governance mechanisms to support food systems transformation.