Coalition on Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Food Systems (UFS Coalition)

Governments are key to building inclusive, resilient, equitable and sustainable food systems and improving access to nutrition. The Urban Food Systems Coalition facilitates coherent and coordinated engagement and action between multi-levels of governments, from city, local, regional to national. It strives to support locally embedded and globally attuned urban food policies by leveraging expertise from a wide range of partners.

Thematic Areas: Finance and Investment, Governance, Human Resource Capacities, Policy and Regulation, Urban Food Systems

Leading Entities:

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)

UN AFPs & IGOs

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN Habitat, UN Nutrition, World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Member Countries

Network of cities and local entities such as C40 Cities and ICLEI, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)

Other Members

CEMAS (World Sustainable Urban Food Centre of València), Consumers International (CI), Delice Network, Food Foundation, Global Resilient Cities Network, RUAF, The Prince’s Foundation, World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), WHP, Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP)

NGOs

EAT, Rikolto, Nourish Scotland

Think Tanks/Research Centers

IPES Food, Prof. Jane Battersby (University of Cape Town), Prof. Roberta Sonnino (University of Surrey)

Website & Focal Points

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