Events
The Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO) Global Conference brings together global leaders, technical experts, partners and stakeholders to accelerate the practical application of One Health across agrifood systems.
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The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is a key international event that brings together experts, politicians, scientists, businesses and civil society to develop solutions for future food security. This year's topic is "Water. Harvests. Our Future".
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12 December, 11:45-13:00 CET | The session will explore the approaches needed to catalyse finance and strengthen impact in agrifood systems at the country level, examining how to strengthen coordination among private sector actors, development finance institutions, and government counterparts.
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AGA 2025 High-Level Panel Discussion "Evolving roles in a fragmented aid landscape" | 12 December, 9:50-11:20 CET | The session will explore the evolving roles in a fragmented aid landscape, marked by shrinking ODA budgets, shifting financial reforms, and new demands for impact.
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26 January 2026 | 15:30 - 17:00 CET | Columbia University, New York, and on Zoom | "Strategic Investments for Resilient Agrifood Systems: Driving SDG Progress through Partnerships" is an official off-site side event of the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum. It is co-organized by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Join Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD) for a timely conversation on how a systems approach to agrifood finance can help donors and investors align constrained resources to catalyse system-wide impact.
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With major donors reducing development aid, the global development community is under pressure to do more with less. Speakers will explore how emerging financing mechanisms can contribute to youth employment creation. This is a webinar by the GDPRD's Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment.
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22-25 September 2025 | 10:00 to 18:00 EDT | Hybrid. The Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security will host a series of events during the Science Summit at UNGA80 in New York.
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22 July 2025 | 10:00 to 12:00 EDT | Hybrid. FAO and its co-publishing partners will hold a Special Event dedicated to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report on the margins of the ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and preceding the report’s launch on 28 July 2025.
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The 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 53) will take place at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 20 to 24 October 2025.
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