Nutrition for Growth 2021

December 2021, Tokyo (Japan)

Nutrition for Growth (N4G) is a historic opportunity to transform the way the world tackles malnutrition by uniting financial commitments, policy solutions, knowledge and resources from country governments, donors and philanthropies, businesses, NGOs and beyond. Partners will convene at the Tokyo N4G Summit in 2021 to change the world’s current nutrition trajectory by:

  • Adopting stronger, evidence-based nutrition policies at global, regional, and country levels
  • Pledging to increase financing for proven nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions
  • Committing to align and harmonize actions across sectors and stakeholders

Together, we can ensure individuals and families have the nutrition they need to live healthy and productive lives and that countries have the human capital they need to fuel health, social, and economic development in the final decade of the SDGs.

Visit the website for more information and updates. 

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26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)

1-12 December 2021, Glasgow 

Five years ago in Paris, world leaders committed to a historic agreement to tackle climate change. They agreed to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 ℃ above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the rise to 1.5 ℃.

They also agreed to step up efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to make finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development. 
The world has woken up to the need to curb emissions and invest in climate resilience. But we all need to move faster down this path, with the UK continuing to lead by example with its net zero targets written into law.

At COP26, we need governments, businesses, cities, the global scientific community and civil society to work together to accelerate the transformation of our economies, deal with the inevitable impacts of the climate change we have already created, and bend the curve on global emissions. 

For more information and updates visit the website.

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Vibrant youth gathering sparks ideas and actions to shape the future of our agri-food systems

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu, who has pushed for a greater involvement of young people since taking office at the Rome-based agency two years ago, said the Forum had achieved its objectives, launching strong initiatives, new collaborations and imaginative ways to spark actions and behavioural change.
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Food security and water security go hand-in-hand

Food security can only be achieved together with water security, the FAO Director-General said today, calling for proactive actions to improve integrated water management while boosting the quality of life and livelihoods. He spoke at a high-level launch of the WMO-led report “2021 State of Climate Services: Water.”
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Feeding people while saving the planet – “Change the Game, Change the Future” online platform challenges youth with delicate balancing act

The online decision-making platform "Change the Game, Change the Future" was jointly developed by FAO and The Lexicon, a North America-based non-profit organization whose "Green Brown Blue accelerator" mobilizes experts and builds tools to tackle challenges facing food systems. The game platform was introduced during a five-day flagship event of the World Food Forum (WFF), a youth-led movement to help shape the future of food and agriculture.
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Starvation and hunger-related deaths a reality amid worsening food crises, says FAO

With some of the world's worst food crises in recent years impacting tens of millions of people, there is an urgent need for specifically targeted funding for emergency livelihoods assistance and to build resilience, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today.
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2021 Innovation Award winners announced

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Federal Government of Switzerland have announced the winners of the 2021 edition of the annual International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems
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FAO updates its Members on the implementation of the Strategic Framework 2022-31

"Because nutrition is so important, it has become one of the four pillars of FAO's approach to helping realize the SDGs," Qu told FAO Members at a high-level virtual event on "Implementing FAO's Strategic Framework 2022-31: Raising levels of nutrition for all", The other three pillars are better production, a better environment and a better life, which together form the four betters.
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Indigenous Peoples’ food systems publication wins the 2021 Best in the World Sustainability Report Award

Unique, FAO-led collaborative study is currently exhibited in the 2021 best food culture books exposition at Alfred Nobel House
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