From February-May 2023, regional preparatory meetings took place, which saw National Convenors identify and build a consensus on regional priority actions in preparation for the 2023 Stocktaking Moment in July. Read more on the regional preparatory meetings here.

• Convene countries and stakeholders to review progress on the commitments to action that were made during the UNFSS 2021 and identify successes, enduring bottlenecks and priorities in order to close the implementation gap by effectively and efficiently utilizing the Means of Implementation for food systems transformation;  

• Socialize the powerful role of sustainable, equitable, healthy and resilient food systems as critical SDG accelerators among world leaders, national decision makers and practitioners and food systems actors;  

• Advocate for urgent action at scale, building on the latest evidence that sustainable food systems contribute to better and more sustainable outcomes for people, planet and prosperity leaving no one behind, by sharing concrete cases of transformative action led by state and non-state actors. 

Learn more about the UNFSS+2 roadmap and programme here. 

By bringing together diverse stakeholders from around the world, the UNFSS+2 allows for the exchange of ideas and the development of strategies to address the many challenges facing food systems, such as hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation. As a result, policymakers, industry leaders, and other stakeholders can develop and commit to effective evidence-based strategies to build resilient and equitable food systems that can feed the world's growing population while safeguarding the planet's natural resources.  

The UNFSS+2 will project a strong sense of urgency as well as optimism grounded in evidence, data and insight that food systems transformations have started to happen. The global community should leave the UNFSS+2 with a strengthened common understanding that the pace of transformation needs to accelerate and be in synergy with the other key transitions (such as energy, education, jobs and social protection, digitalization and climate) advancing the 2030 Agenda.  

A Secretary-General report will be issued ahead of the UNFSS+2 as a major input into the meeting. The content of the report will be informed by analysis of the progress towards the implementation of the food systems national pathways adopted as part of the UNFSS 2021. The Secretary-General report also includes an account of the UN and broader food ecosystem’s activities in support of the follow-up to the UNFSS 2021.  

Stakeholders were invited to contribute to the preparation of the UNFSS+2, through a “Stakeholders’ Contribution” document (shadow report), the preparation of which was led by the Stakeholders Engagement, Networking and Advisory (SENA) Group of the Hub.  

You may find the draft of the Secretary-General report, Stakeholder Contribution document and other useful materials on the Documentation page of the UNFSS+2 website. 

The outcome of the UNFSS+2 will feed directly into the SDG Summit in September 2023.  

We are pleased to have received over 100 applications to host side events (closed in April 2023). These 60-minute side events were intended to complement the UNFSS+2 official sessions and highlight concrete approaches, initiatives, and experiences to advance sustainable food systems and the integrated SDGs. 21 in-situ/hybrid side events took place outside the main sessions on the programme, along with multiple virtual side events.

View the side event programme.

The UNFSS+2 will include representatives of UN Member States, the UN System and other International Organizations, as well as Non-State-Actor representatives from majors groups and stakeholders from around the world – including business and industry, children and youth, farmers, indigenous peoples, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, the scientific and technological community, women, and workers and trade unions.  

All food systems actors worldwide were invited to register for the virtual campus of the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment and be part of this historic event. 

All sessions of the official programme, as well as many side events were broadcasted on this UNFSS+2 virtual campus. Recordings can be accessed here:

View the session recordings.

View the side event recordings.

Journalists wishing to attend the event in person should send their accreditation request to [email protected], with the following information:

• Indicate the exact days they plan to participate; 
• Include a valid press card or letter of assignment on company stationery and a copy of a valid photo ID (passport/identity card). 

Please note that the Hub will not be able to offer support for visa requests to the Italian authorities for in-person travel to Rome. Participation through the virtual campus is also welcomed. 

The UNFSS+2 served as an impactful and inclusive event which included the engagement of stakeholders from across the scientific community and the Hub’s ecosystem of support,  including food systems coalitions. The event's engagement and mobilization strategy involved outreach through multiple channels in coordination and partnership with:  

• The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC); 
• The Stakeholders Engagement, Networking and Advisory (SENA) Group;
• The Food Systems Coalitions Stakeholders, who were invited to contribute to the preparation of the UNFSS+2, including through a Stakeholders’ Contribution Document (shadow report), the preparation of which was led by the SENA Group of the Hub. 
  

The UNFSS+2 Stocktaking Moment is an in-person event. The program has been shaped not only around the possibility for national Ministers to participate in interactive discussions actively and spontaneously in Plenaries and Leadership Dialogues and share their National Statement in a dedicated session, but also around the opportunity to interact with other delegations, and members of the Global Ecosystem of Support, on site. Physical participation is therefore highly encouraged.  

In exceptional circumstances, UNFSS+2 organizers and Session Leads may look into the possibility of facilitating remote, virtual participation, but this cannot be guaranteed.

All sessions are livestreamed on the event’s virtual campus.