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WHO Director-Generals remarks at the Forum of Small States WHO Director-Generals remarks at the Forum of Small States 3 February 2021 Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, It is an honour to join you today. I want to start by recognizing Singapore for its work in again bringing together this diverse group of countries. As you say, it is one community. Although the group is called “small”, the represented population and the wealth of experience we have on this call is anything b...

Date Time Our global food system is primary driver of biodiversity loss A new Chatham House report highlights that the global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss will continue to accelerate, unless we change the way we produce food. Further destruction of ecosystems and habitats will threaten our ability to sustain human populations. The new report calls for an urgent reform of food systems, suggesting three interdependent actions: changing global dietary...

Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss A new Chatham House report highlights that the global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss.  Biodiversity loss will continue to accelerate, unless we change the way we produce food. Further destruction of ecosystems and habitats will threaten our ability to sustain human populations.  The new report calls for an urgent reform of food systems, suggesting three interdependent actions: changing global d...

Federal Government, UN Convene National Dialogues on Food Systems The Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the United Nations system in Nigeria, has announced plans to organize series of dialogues across the country towards ensuring resilient, inclusive and sustainable food systems in Nigeria by 2030. This was preparatory to the September 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (FSS) convened by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The National Convenor… Read more on https://africa-...

Share on In lieu of the Plenary, the Committee will organize a High-Level Virtual Special Event on Food Security and Nutrition, 08- 12 February 2020 to keep food security and nutrition front and centre on the global sustainable development agenda. Take stock of the global food security situation guided by the SOFI 2020 and the HLPE report on Building a Global Narrative towards 2030 Reflect on the impacts of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition and the global efforts needed to “build back b...

Ebony Holland is senior researcher in IIEDs Natural Resources and Climate Change research groups The world is dealing with multiple and intertwined crises – climate change, unprecedented biodiversity loss, rising inequalities and the COVID-19 pandemic. The poor and vulnerable are disproportionately affected, and inequalities are deepening. A clear demonstration of this is in the stark difference in COVID-19 vaccination rates between developed and developing countries. Even with the inequali...

4th MUFPP Regional Forum Share on From 15-18 February 2021, the fourth Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Regional Forum in Africa will be hosted by the City of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The MUFPP is an international agreement among cities from all over the world, committed "to develop sustainable food systems that are inclusive, resilient, safe and diverse, that provide healthy and affordable food to all people in a human rights-based framework, that minimize waste and conserve biodiversit...

As prepared for delivery.  1.         Madame President, members of the Executive Board, colleagues, and friends. It is my great pleasure to join you today for this first regular session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board for 2021. 2.         Allow me to begin by congratulating Her Excellency Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria, on her election as the President of the Board, and welcoming our new Bureau members for 2021. 3.         I would...

Covid lays waste to fragile, unjust food system in need of rescue Issued on: 01/02/2021 - 15:12 Large-scale harvests have been left to rot amid disruption to food processing factories and transport networks as a result of Covid. © Pixabay 4 min As the Covid pandemic unravels the world’s food security, disrupting supply chains and causing widespread hunger – even in wealthy countries – local producers are at the centre of ...

Innovation hubs and technology are changing the way we think about agriculture News Highlights: Innovation hubs and technology are changing the way we think about agriculture On Thursday, DSM’s co-CEO highlighted the deep connection between climate change and food systems and stressed the importance of acting quickly and using technology to address the challenges they create. Geraldine Matchett told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” that food systems were “one of the leading causes of climat...