Preparatory events towards the Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition

Parliamentary action to tackle hunger and malnutrition is more necessary than ever, Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and FAO plan to bring parliamentarians together for the Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition, to take place in 2023. The forthcoming Summit aims to take stock of the issues, ideas and actions discussed during the virtual parliamentary dialogues and UN Food Systems Summit and to stimulate further parliamentary action to build on progress made since the 2018 Summit. It seeks to contribute towards a redoubling of efforts to end hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030.

FAO and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) are organizing a series of events to support the preparation of the forthcoming Summit and thereby ensure that it can facilitate valuable exchanges of experiences between parliamentarians and stimulate renewed parliamentary acts to tackle hunger and malnutrition.

These events aim to raise parliamentarians’ awareness about important issues relevant to efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition, stimulate discussion, debate and knowledge exchange among parliamentarians, share FAO tools, capture and document relevant insights and experiences and inform the agenda for the forthcoming Summit.These events aim to raise parliamentarians’ awareness about important issues relevant to efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition, stimulate discussion, debate and knowledge exchange among parliamentarians, share FAO tools, capture and document relevant insights and experiences and inform the agenda for the forthcoming Summit.

Structure of the Preparatory events

• Thematic session:  Parliamentary action to promote improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all, 28 September
  This session highlights the importance of tackling all forms of malnutrition and showcases relevant cases and experiences of parliamentary action to improve nutrition and promote affordable healthy diets for all. It also presents relevant FAO tools for parliamentary action on nutrition.
  
  
• Thematic session: Parliamentary action on tackling gender inequality to achieve food security and improved nutrition for all, 27 October 
  This session aims to raise awareness and facilitate political dialogue around the role of parliamentarians in promoting food security and nutrition, through the adoption of gender responsive approaches.  
  
  
• Pre-Summit: Meeting to prepare for the Second Global Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition, 30 November, " REGISTER HERE"