The 2030 Agenda envisages a future in which no one is left behind and poverty and hunger are eradicated in all their forms. Gender equality and women's empowerment are at the centre of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In addition to be mainstreamed across all SDGs, in particular SDG 1 “…
Following a recent report about the urgent need to address the relationship betwen agriculture and climate change, the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition released a series of educational tools for individuals and organizations throughout the food system. Through infographics and a written report…
The 7th edition of the International Forum on Food and Nutrition will be held on 1 December 2016 at Bocconi University in Milan (entrance via Roentgen 1).
Experts, opinion makers and young researchers come together for this interdisciplinary event, open to all, to share findings, scientific data…
AgTalks, organized by IFAD, are TEDTalks-style speeches presenting the latest innovative ideas and actions for small-scale farming. The upcoming live session, titled "Whassup with Agriculture? Young innovators tell their stories" will star young role models involved in agriculture, who inspire and…
On the occasion of the International Symposium on “Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition”, a special youth session organized by FAO and YPARD is taking place on 2 December 2016 from 12:45 to 13:45 (CET) at FAO HQ, Rome, Italy. The aim of the youth session is to identify…
The International Symposium will explore policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges.
The target audience includes government officials with policy-making and programme-design…
Under the theme Making a Difference in Food Security and Nutrition, the 43rd session of the Committee on World Food Security looks at discussing and adopting policies that will propel the sustainable agenda and the food security agenda Sustainable Agricultural Development for Food Security and…
As a follow up to the e-conference on "Innovation systems for food security and nutrition: understanding the capacities needed", which happened from 18 April to 13 May, the Secretariat of the Tropical Agriculture Platform is organizing a half-day symposium to discuss the e-conference findings, and…
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
WFP has to develop capacity of its staff to enable them to design programmes with a nutrition lens, including specific nutrition objectives and well-articulated impact pathways. To reach this goal, WFP will engage in a consultative process through a…
The OpenEnded Working Group (OEWG) on SDGs was created by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) at its 42nd session, with the task to discuss how CFS can put the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs at the center of its work. Specifically, the OEWG is expected to analyze those SDGs…