In 2021, the UN Food Systems Summit, convened by the UN Secretary-General, aimed to accelerate progress across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a food systems approach. By leveraging the interconnectedness of food systems with global challenges such as hunger, climate change, poverty, and inequality, the Summit showcased national food systems pathways submitted by appointed National Food Systems Convenors. It also facilitated the formation of coalitions of organizations and institutions to support these pathways and saw the announcement of hundreds of commitments from a wide range of actors.

Since 2021, two global Stocktakes have been convened: the first in Rome (2023), Italy, and the second in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2025). These Stocktakes brought together national delegations and non-state actors to review progress on country-level food systems transformation and to identify needs and priorities for advancing transformation and achieving the SDGs, culminating in the Secretary-General’s Call to Action. In addition, annual regional meetings have been convened alongside the Regional Sustainable Development Forums, providing platforms for countries and regional actors to exchange best practices and facilitate knowledge sharing. The UNFSS+4 Secretary-General’s Call to Action “From Rome to Addis and Beyond” urges countries and partners to grow momentum and investments around six priority areas:

1. 1. Urgent Delivery in Complex Settings: Strengthening responses to food insecurity and climate shocks through rapid financing, innovation, and humanitarian support.
   2. Dialogue, Policy and Coordination: Deepening implementation of national pathways, enhancing policy coherence, and strengthening inclusive multi-stakeholder
      engagement.
   3. Finance and Investment: Mobilizing domestic resources and expanding access to public, private, and blended finance aligned with national priorities.
   4. Integration: Accelerating solutions that link environmental, economic, and social
      objectives, such as agroecology, regenerative agriculture, sustainable procurement, and school meals.
   5. Science, AI and Technology: Enhancing science–policy interfaces, digital and AIenabled tools, and access to technologies for resilient food systems.
   6. Intergenerational Collaboration: Empowering youth as co-leaders of transformation and strengthening their role in policy processes and innovation ecosystems.

A fourth global series of regional meetings supporting countries and partners to advance food systems transformation toward 2030. Convened by the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub in cooperation with the UN agencies, alongside regional and sub-regional partners, the meetings bring together governments, UN entities, development partners, civil society, youth networks, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, research institutions, and the private sector to support dialogue, peer learning, and coordinated action around country-led priorities.

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