💧🌾 Water efficiency, investment-ready projects & locally adapted solutions were among the priorities raised at the high-level opening of the Regional Convergence Workshop in İzmir. Speakers also highlighted sustainable agriculture, climate finance & regional cooperation ahead of #COP31. 🎥 ⬇️Highlights from the opening session 📰 Read more: unfoodsystemshub.org/latest-…

💧🌾🌍 In İzmir, countries from across the region are discussing how to better connect food systems, water and climate priorities ahead of #COP31. The focus: shared policy priorities, practical solutions and investment opportunities, and a regional roadmap for continued cooperation. Read the press release: unfoodsystemshub.org/latest-…

💡📚 Join us for the launch of our UN #FoodSystems Youth Leadership Programme Toolkit, a free, self-paced platform with practical resources for young people working across #FoodSystems. 📅 30 Sept | 14:00 CEST 💻 Online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/46LyFth 🤝 Developed in partnership with @BMZ_Bund & @foresight4food. #YLPfoodsystems

🌱 At the Global Youth Forum on #One Health, the Hub’s @nicoledepaula drew on #YLPfoodsystems programme, supported by @BMZ_Bund, highlighting the importance of connecting young leaders with national processes and decision-makers, while building their understanding of the complex factors that shape #FoodSystems. 💬 “When we train these young leaders, we talk about the links, the complexity, but also the political economy behind implementation gaps.” About YLP: bit.ly/4xhcoOO

🌍 Water, food and climate challenges are interconnected, and so are the solutions. Today, FAO, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye, the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and partners launched the Regional Convergence Workshop in İzmir, bringing together representatives from Türkiye and Central Asia to advance the Water-Food-Climate Nexus ahead of COP31. #Convergence #COP31 #WaterFoodClimate #FoodSystems #ClimateAction #WaterManagement #FAOTurkiye @FAO @UN_Turkiye @FoodSystems @TCTarim

BM Mukim Koord. @AhonsiBA İzmir'de #COP31’e Doğru Su–Gıda–İklim İlişkisini ele alan Bölgesel Yakınsama Çalıştayına katıldı. Konuşmasında gıda sistemlerindeki dönüşümün iklim eylemi ve sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın merkezinde yer alması gerektiğini vurguladı.@faoturkiye @FoodSystems

🌱 Human, animal and ecosystem health are closely connected to our #FoodSystems. A new policy brief from the Hub’s Scientific Advisory Committee explores how countries can strengthen #OneHealth through national food systems pathways. 📘 ➡️Read more: unfoodsystemshub.org/latest-… 🗓️➡️ Register for our upcoming webinar on 19 November, “One Health, one plan: Turning global commitments into national food systems action”: bit.ly/4AqFsX4

🌍 At the #ConsciousFoodSystems Summit, Hub Director a.i. Carlos Watson highlighted the leadership behind effective policy, governance and finance, including the role of National #FoodSystems Convenors in building trust and bringing sectors together. 💬“It is through a shared vision and a common sense of purpose across people that policies will align.” #2026SummitBhutan

📍 At #ConsciousFoodSystems Summit in Bhutan, Hub Director a.i. Carlos Watson met with government on the sidelines of the #ConsciousFoodSystems Summit. 🤝 Discussions connected priorities across food systems finance, research and innovation, youth, health and Bhutan’s Five-Year Plan, including opportunities for UN support and a whole-of-government approach. #2026SummitBhutan

🌍 Creating the right conditions for food systems transformation requires action across all levels. At the #ConsciousFoodSystems Summit, a panel explored the enabling environment for conscious policy, governance and finance. 💬 Perspectives spanned the global level with the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, national experience from Mongolia’s National Food Systems Convenor, local action in Medellín, Indigenous communities in Northeastern India and science with one of our Scientific Advisory Committee members. #2026SummitBhutan #FoodSystems #PolicyCoherence

🌱 At the #ConsciousFoodSystems Summit in Bhutan, National Food Systems Convenors, policymakers and #FoodSystems actors explored the leadership needed for stronger #PolicyCoherence. 🤝 The discussion highlighted listening, trust, courage and long-term vision, alongside the role of National Convenors in bringing sectors together, navigating trade-offs and sustaining collaboration. #2026SummitBhutan @SFoodSystems

🌍 Join the next Food Systems Solutions Webinar on women’s leadership & policy influence across Africa. 👩🏾‍🌾 Explore how women leaders can be more effectively engaged in national #FoodSystems pathways, with good practices from across Africa. 📅 22 Sept | 14:00 CEST |💻 Virtual 🔗 Register: bit.ly/FSSW0922 ➡️ Learn more: unfoodsystemshub.org/latest-…

🤝 On the sidelines of #AFSF2026, members of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub met with @NEPAD_Mayaki, African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems. 🌍 Discussions focused on advancing an ambitious #FoodSystems agenda in Africa, including the role of effective governance and science, closer alignment with the #CAADP Kampala agenda, and continued support to countries in advancing their national food systems pathways. Hub members: Khaled Eltaweel | @nicoledepaula | Martin Bwalya

🔥 At #AFSF2026, Igniting Youth Food Systems Leadership brought young leaders, agripreneurs & policymakers together to discuss how to create more space for youth leadership in Africa’s #FoodSystems. 🌱 The Hub’s @nicoledepaula shared how the #YLPfoodsystems Youth Leadership Programme is helping young leaders build skills, networks & pathways to influence decisions.💬 “Young people belong in food systems. The question is whether we're prepared to give them the space, resources and trust to transform them.” 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/4xhcoOO

🌱 66.6% of Africa’s population could not afford a healthy diet in 2025, with 70–75% of food costs generated after the farm gate. - #SOFI2026 📙 At #AFSF2026, the Hub's Khaled Eltaweel highlighted the “hidden middle” of processors, transporters & SMEs as key to making food more affordable, creating jobs & connecting businesses to new markets through #AfCFTA, with National #FoodSystems Convenors helping coordinate priorities across sectors.

🌱 A first look at the new UN Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) Toolkit. At #AFSF2026 in Kigali, the UN #FoodSystems Coordination Hub & @_AfricanFood brought together young leaders, researchers, policymakers and civil society for a networking reception to introduce the Toolkit ahead of its official launch. The free, self-paced platform includes 8 chapters and 83 lessons covering systems thinking, foresight, collaboration, advocacy and more, with practical resources and examples from young leaders around the world. 📅 Official launch: 30 September, 14:00 CEST 👉 Register: bit.ly/4y0Tlcw Developed with @BMZ_Bund & @foresight4food. #YouthLeadership #YLPfoodsystems

🌍 How can youth help turn evidence into action in Africa's #FoodSystems? At #AFSF2026, the Hub's Youth Leadership Programme & the @_AfricanFood brought young leaders, researchers, National Convenors and policymakers together around the Science–Policy–Society Interface. 🌱 The approach lets young leaders help set national priorities and carry the follow-up, aligned with the #CAADP 2026–2035 vision for science-based, inclusive transformation. 🤝 Supported by @BMZ_Bund. #YouthLeadership #Agenda2063 #YLPfoodsystems

🌍 At #AFSF2026, the @FoodSystems Hub’s Khaled Eltaweel highlighted how South-South & Triangular Cooperation and lessons learned from food systems pathways can help countries adapt tested solutions to local contexts and connect them with investment. 💬 “The emphasis should be on adaptation rather than simply transferring models.” 🤝He pointed to the Hub’s regional exchanges as spaces for countries to share practical experience across #FoodSystems & #ClimateAction. 🔗2026 Africa Regional Meeting: bit.ly/3SnQtqY 🔗 Convergence Initiative Regional Dialogue for Eastern and Northern Africa: bit.ly/4d1bFKf #SouthSouthCooperation #TriangularCooperation #CAADP #GlobalGoals

💧 At #AFSF2026, Brazil's @mdsgovbr & the @FoodSystems Hub highlighted how low-cost water technologies can strengthen food security, livelihoods & climate resilience in vulnerable rural communities. 🌱 Brazil’s Cisterns Program showed how rainwater harvesting and storage can improve water access while supporting family farming and local livelihoods. 💬 The Hub’s Khaled Eltaweel stressed that inclusive governance and coherent policies are key to scaling locally adapted solutions, pointing to the Hub’s Convergence Initiative as one way countries are strengthening alignment across #FoodSystems, #Climate and environmental priorities. 🔗Learn more: bit.ly/4h8r3XG

🌱 At #AFSF2026, the Hub’s Thembani Malapela highlighted how stronger alignment, policy coherence & financing can help African countries connect #FoodSystems priorities with investable actions. The masterclass explored practical tools for financing National Agrifood Systems Investment Plans and strengthening alignment with the #CAADP Kampala process. 🤝 @FAO | @NEPAD_Agency | @giz_gmbh | Ireland | @FoodSystems | @EU_Partnerships