TWG Youth Meeting Minutes 18 September 2025
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In this special episode for the International Day of Rural Women, hear how rural women are transforming food systems as they share stories of resilience, innovation and leadership in agri-business from Kenya and Uganda to India.
The Donor Platform will participate at the 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 53) with two side events: one on 'Blended Finance and Impact Measurement in Agrifood Systems' and the other on 'Financing Agrifood Systems Transformation'."
In this interview, Corinna Hawkes, Director of Agrifood Systems and Food Safety at the FAO, highlights the urgent need and opportunity for donors to adopt systems-based approaches that can lead to real, lasting change in agrifood systems.
In an era of global uncertainty, the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission report redefines the path to healthy, just and sustainable food systems.
The report highlights the urgent need to strengthen food system resilience in the face of growing environmental, political and economic challenges. It offers focused, action-oriented policy recommendations to help build food systems that can withstand future shocks and stresses.
Explore the updated OECD DAC Blended Finance Guidance, a practical tool to scale high-quality blended finance and mobilize private investment for sustainable development.
Learn how Norway is advancing food systems transformation through agri-SME finance, donor collaboration, and partnerships like the Financing for Agri-SMEs in Africa (FASA). He also highlights the GDPRD’s role in setting shared standards through its Thematic Working Group on Sustainable/Blended Finance.
UNDP is working with over 170 countries and territories for a better future. This report highlights UNDP’s progress under the Strategic Plan (2022 to 2025), showing how partnerships are driving real-world results.