Food Systems Transformation: Transforming food systems for a sustainable world without hunger (SDG Action Weekend, Acceleration Day, High Impact Initiatives)

Leading & Collaborating Agencies:

• FAO
• WFP
• IFAD
• UNIDO
• World Bank

The High Impact Initiative on food systems will focus on the mobilization of finance, science, data (including geospatial platforms), innovative solutions and robust policy and governance mechanisms to support food systems transformation. 

The session aims to mobilize means of implementation to assist countries in the implementation of national pathways and to expand commitments from Member States to prioritize their journey of food systems transformation to ensure food security and healthy diets for all in sustainable food systems to deliver for people and the planet. For this purpose, it is important for sustainability to be addressed holistically by all actors, aiming for food systems that generate positive economic, social and environmental values.

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To maximize the SDG Summit’s impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.

The SDG Action Weekend will consist of the SDG Mobilization Day on Saturday, 16 September, and the SDG Acceleration Day on Sunday, 17 September at UNHQ in New York.

• The SDG Mobilization Day (16 September) will create an opportunity for stakeholders from all sectors to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and mobilize towards an ambitious SDG Summit and UN General Assembly High-Level Week.
• The SDG Acceleration Day (17 September 2023) will propel stakeholders from ambition to action by highlighting how the High Impact Initiatives, multigenerational campaigns such as Generation Equality, and cross-SDG impact catalysers such as SDG Digital can accelerate collective achievement.

The SDG Summit on 18-19 September will mark the mid point of the SDGs. It must secure the breakthroughs and momentum needed to change course and achieve the SDGs by 2030. To maximize the Summit’s impact, the Secretary General is convening an SDG Action Weekend, which will generate opportunities for stakeholders, UN entities, and Member States to convene inside the United Nations Headquarters and set out specific commitments and contributions to drive SDG transformation between now and 2030.