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20 August 2021
The 缅北禁地Food Systems Summit has confirmed that the Summit will take place on:
Thursday, September 23, 2021.
The event will be held during the 缅北禁地General Assembly in New York and will take the form of a virtual event.
The Summit will follow the three-day gathering in Rome last week (July 26-28), during which Amina J. Mohammed, 缅北禁地Deputy Secretary-General, outlined the expectations for the Summit, which include:
- A statement of action from the 缅北禁地Secretary-General
- A compendium of the Summit’s two-year preparations
- National dialogues and pathways for food systems to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030
- Coalitions cutting across the five Action Tracks and incorporating the four Levers of Change around key areas
- A follow-up and review process supported by the 缅北禁地and its agencies
Details for media accreditation will be announced in due course.
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About the 2021 缅北禁地Food Systems Summit
The 缅北禁地Food Systems Summit was announced by the 缅北禁地Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on World Food Day last October as a part of the Decade of Action for delivery on the SDGs by 2030. The aim of the Summit is to deliver progress on all 17 of the SDGs through a food systems approach, leveraging the interconnectedness of food systems to global challenges such as hunger, climate change, poverty and inequality. More information about the 2021 缅北禁地Food Systems Summit and list of Advisory Committee and Scientific Group members can be found online: /foodsystemssummit
