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UN Food Systems Summit Civil Society Public Forum

Virtual, | 26/03/2021

On 26 March 2021, the Secretary of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), Chris Hegadorn, moderated the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit Civil Society Public Forum. With this Forum, civil society is recognized to have an essential role to play in shaping the transformation towards sustainable food systems. The Forum had representatives from the Action Tracks and Food Systems Summit Dialogues share progress and emerging ideas, and next steps in the Summit process.

Agenda

Moderator: Chris Hegadorn: Secretary, Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

  1. Welcome and Introduction:
    • Dr. Agnes Kalibata, UNFSS Special Envoy
    • Mamadou Goita, UNFSS Champions Civil Society Org Vice-Chair
    • Martin Frick, UNFSS Deputy Envoy
  2. Progress on UNFSS Action Tracks (AT):
    • Susan Kaaria, Gender Lever (Team)
    • Saleem Huq and Sandrine Dixon-Decleve, Co-Chairs, AT5
    • Christine Campeau, Chair (for Michelle Nunn), AT4
    • Joao Campari, Chair AT3
    • Ajay Jakhar & Lasse Bruun, Vice-Chair and Civil Society Lead, AT2
    • Lawrence Haddad, Chair AT1
  3. Progress to date on Food Systems Summit Dialogues:
    • David Nabarro, 4SD (and Zachary Bleicher, UNFSS)
  4. Next steps:
    • Martin Frick, UNFSS Deputy Envoy
  5. Open feedback and Q&A session:
  6. Closing:
    • Dr. Agnes Kalibata, UNFSS Special Envoy
    • Mamadou Goita, UNFSS Champions Civil Society Org Vice-Chair

Watch the recording here