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UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT 2021
“Transforming food systems is crucial for delivering all the Sustainable Development Goals.”
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ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
Context
Rich or poor, young or old: Everyone needs to eat.
Nutritious and safe food allows for healthy and
productive lives. It’s as important as the air we breathe
and the water we drink.
The term “food system” refers to the constellation of
activities involved in producing, processing,
transporting and consuming food. Food systems
touch every aspect of human existence. The health of
our food systems profoundly affects the health of our
bodies, as well as the health of our environment, our
economies and our cultures. When they function well,
food systems have the power to bring us together as
families, communities and nations.
But too many of the world’s food systems are fragile,
unexamined, and vulnerable to collapse, as millions of
people around the globe experienced first-hand
during the COVID-19 crisis. When our food systems fail,
the resulting disorder threatens our education, health
and economy, as well as human rights, peace and
security. As in so many cases, those who are already
poor or marginalized are the most vulnerable. Some
countries and regions face unique circumstances,
which can increase their vulnerability.
In 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will
convene a Food Systems Summit as part of the
Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. With only 10 years
remaining, many of the 17 SDGs remain far out of
reach. In many cases, unsafe or unsustainable food
systems are part of the problem.
The UN Food Systems Summit will serve as a turning
point in the world’s journey to achieve all the SDGs.
We know what we need to do to get back on track:
Scientists agree that transforming our food systems is
among the most powerful ways to change course and
realize the vision of the 2030 Agenda. Rebuilding the
food systems of the world will also enable us to answer
the UN Secretary-General’s call to “build back better”
from COVID-19. We are all part of the food system, and
so we all must come together to bring about the
transformation that the world needs.
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Vision
The need is urgent, and our ambition is high. The UN
Food Systems Summit will launch bold new actions,
solutions and strategies to deliver progress on all 17
SDGs, each of which relies to some degree on
healthier, more sustainable and equitable food
systems. The Summit will awaken the world to the fact
that we all must work together to transform the way
the world produces, consumes and thinks about food.
Preparatory Process
Preparations for the Summit are underway. This
inclusive process is informed by the best evidence,
ideas, initiatives and alliances from around the world. It
also builds on the many existing global events,
agreements, collaborations and platforms that already
support the transformation of our food systems. In this
context, the Summit has five priority work streams:
1.
Action tracks
will offer multi-stakeholder
constituencies a space to share and learn, with a
view to supercharging their progress by fostering
new actions and partnerships and by amplifying
existing initiatives. The initial action tracks are
aligned with the Summit’s five objectives, as
listed above. Actors in these tracks will be called
on to explore key cross-cutting levers of change
such as governance, finance, data, the
empowerment of women and young people,
culture and innovation.
2.
Food systems dialogues
in all parts of the world
will provide an opportunity for governments and
communities to discuss their food systems and
identify ways they might be strengthened. This
approach will allow the Summit to meet
communities where they are in their food
systems discussions.
3.
Advocacy, communications and mobilization
efforts will engage a wide range of
constituencies to raise awareness, shape the
narrative and inspire action on food systems in
support of the SDGs. This will include a robust
online and media presence, as well as strategic
coalitions to drive a global movement toward
and beyond the Summit.
4.
Knowledge and policy
efforts will enable the
Summit to facilitate, collect and further develop
the science to underpin the Summit’s vision,
positions, recommendations and actions. Those
working in this stream will ensure that action
tracks, food systems dialogues, the Scientific
Group and other initiatives are linked.
5.
A powerful digital platform
will provide a
universally accessible, dynamic and inclusive
platform where the Summit process will be
accessible 24/7. It will support knowledge
management across all work streams; enable
outreach, mobilization and coordination of
different stakeholder groups; and track
contributions and actions to support the Summit.
“We believe in a world where healthy,
sustainable and inclusive food systems allow
people and planet to thrive. It is a world
without poverty or hunger, a world of
inclusive growth, environmental
sustainability and social justice. It is a
resilient world where no one is left behind.”
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AGNES KALIBATA, Special Envoy for the
UN Food Systems Summit
Objectives
The Summit will pursue five specific objectives in
support of its broader vision of delivering progress on
all 17 SDGs:
1.
Ensuring access to safe and nutritious food
for all
(enabling all people to be nourished and
healthy, progressive realization of the right
to food)
2.
Shifting to sustainable consumption patterns
(promoting and creating demand for healthy and
sustainable diets, reducing waste)
3.
Boosting nature-positive production at sufficient
scale
(acting on climate change, reducing
emissions and increasing carbon capture,
regenerating and protecting critical ecosystems
and reducing food loss and energy usage, without
undermining health or nutritious diets)
4.
Advancing equitable livelihoods and value
distribution
(raising incomes, distributing risk,
expanding inclusion, promote full and productive
employment and decent work for all)
5.
Building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks
and stress
(ensuring the continued functionality
of healthy and sustainable food systems)
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Outcomes
The above work streams will culminate in the
Summit in late 2021. The entire process will result
in the following outcomes:
1.
Significant action and commitment to action,
with measurable outcomes and impact that
enable achievement of the SDGs by 2030. This
will include highlighting existing solutions and
celebrating leaders in food systems
transformation, as well as calling for new actions
worldwide by different actors, including
countries, cities, companies, civil society, citizens,
and food producers.
2.
Dramatically elevated public discourse
about
the importance of food systems leading to the
achievement of the SDGs and how to get the
public working for people and planet.
3.
A high-level set of principles
established
through the process that will guide Member
States and other stakeholders to leverage their
food systems capacity to support the SDGs.
Distilled through all elements of the preparatory
process, these principles will set an optimistic
and encouraging vision in which food systems
play a central role in building a fairer, more
sustainable world.
4.
A system of follow-up and review
that will drive
new actions and results; allow for the sharing of
experiences, lessons and knowledge; and
incorporate new metrics for impact analysis.
Support Structures
The UN Secretary-General has put in place several
structures to support the Summit process.
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The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the
UN Food Systems Summit,
Dr. Agnes Kalibata,
provides leadership, guidance and strategic
direction for the Summit. The Special Envoy is
responsible for cooperating with key leaders,
including governments and other strategic
stakeholder groups, to galvanize action and
leadership for the Summit.
The Advisory Committee
provides strategic
guidance and feedback on the Summit’s overall
development and implementation. The
committee is chaired by the UN Deputy
Secretary-General and comprises Member State
representatives, as well as senior officials of
relevant UN agencies, other international
organizations and a wide range of individual
experts, including farmers, indigenous peoples,
civil society, researchers, academics, young
people and business leaders.
The Scientific Group
is an independent group of
leading researchers and scientists from around
the world. The members of the Scientific Group
are responsible for ensuring the robustness,
breadth and independence of the science that
underpins the Summit and its outcomes.
The UN Task Force
seeks to ensure that the
Summit can build on the knowledge and unique
capabilities of the entire UN system to deliver on
the food systems agenda beyond the Summit.
The Champions Network
serves to mobilize
a large and diverse group of stakeholders
representing a broad range of constituencies
in every region of the world to call for a
transformation of the world’s food systems.
The Champions Network will inspire and
facilitate coordinated action before, during
and after the Summit.
The Summit Secretariat
is responsible for
supporting the efforts of the Special Envoy as
well as each of the Summit’s support structures.
The Secretariat is headquartered in Nairobi,
with the Special Envoy; it also has satellite
offices in Rome.
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