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Transforming Food Systems to deliver healthy and sustainable diets for all - A virtual workshop for UN Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams on food systems transformation programming

© FAO/Cristiano Minichiello
© FAO/Cristiano Minichiello

The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, the UN-Nutrition Secretariat, and the SUN Secretariat organized two clinics on 20 and 21 March 2023 for UN Resident Coordinators (RCs) and Country Teams (UNCTs) of 10 countries to create a shared understanding of how effective policy and strategic food systems actions can be used to deliver healthy and sustainable diets and good nutrition for all. The 10 countries were selected based on the fact that the National Convenors and the SUN FP in these countries are one and the same, providing the opportunity for better coordination, collaboration, and alignment between nutrition and food systems. 

More than 50 participants attended each clinic including Resident Coordinators (RCs) and representatives from IFAD, FAO, PAHO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO (Please see Annex for list of participants). These clinics, featuring global food systems experts and drawing on UN development frameworks, helped foster a shared understanding of food systems concepts, terms and approaches as well as raise awareness on the available food systems transformation tools, frameworks and other resources.