Events
Foresight 2.0, Future Food Systems: For people, our planet, and prosperity – Webinar
Launch of the Global Panel report: Foresight 2.0, Future Food Systems: For people, our planet, and prosperity A LIVE Webinar Hosted by the Global Panel and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Time September 29th, 2020: 2.00pm CEST/1.00pm BST/08.00am EST Description The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition is pleased…
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Strengthening Food Systems in Fragile Contexts – Webinar
Launch of the Global Panel Policy Brief: ‘Strengthening Food Systems in Fragile Contexts’ A LIVE Webinar Hosted by the Global Panel and the World Food Programme Time Monday August 3rd, 2020 2.00PM CEST/1.00PM BST/08.00 US EST Description The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition is pleased to launch its latest policy brief, Strengthening food systems in fragile contexts. This policy brief seeks to stimulate international development organisations,…
Agriculture Nutrition & Health Academy week research conference
On Wednesday 1st July, the Global Panel will be participating in the ANH Academy Week research conference plenary discussion on COVID-19. Professor Patrick Webb, Technical Adviser to the Global Panel will present the new Global Panel policy brief ‘COVID-19: safeguarding food systems and promoting healthy diets’, launched on 29th June. Join us on 1st July,…
African Leaders for Nutrition – High Level Event with Heads of State at the African Union Summit
On the 8th February, Director of the Global Panel, Prof Sandy Thomas attended the African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) meeting at the 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. The meeting was hosted by AfDB President and Global Panel Member, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, and attended by Heads of State, national ministers of health and key…
Success for Foresight 2.0 Consultation in Nepal
On the 6th November, the Global Panel hosted a consultation workshop to inform the development of the Foresight 2.0 report. The event was held in the margins of the Scaling Up Nutrition Global Gathering (SUNGG) in Kathmandu, and was attended by forty participants from over fifteen countries. The meeting was co-facilitated by Dr Lawrence Haddad, Chief…
Foresight 2.0 Consultation: Improving access to healthy and sustainable diets
On the 6th November, the Global Panel will host a consultation workshop to inform the new Foresight 2.0 report. It will take place at the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Global Gathering in Kathmandu. The SUNGG brings together a large number of people working in nutrition from civil society, UN agencies, academia and the private sector.…
CFS46 Side Event – Maximising the impact of N4G 2020: What more can be done to transform our failing food systems?
On Tuesday 15th October, at the 46th Committee on World Food Security in Rome, The Global Panel will be participating in a side event entitled – Maximising the impact of the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Japan in 2020: What more can be done to transform our failing food systems? The Nutrition for Growth Summit hosted…
Innovative Agriculture: A force for good child nutrition in Africa
From the 2-6th September, Global Panel had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the annual African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) conference hosted in Ghana. In reflection of this successful event, the First Lady of Ghana, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, in her role as Nutrition Champion, discusses the importance of well-functioning food systems to improve nutrition across…
The Global Panel joins partners at Tokyo International Conference on African Development
14 August 2019 – The Global Panel will be participating at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) in the city of Yokohama, Japan, from the 28-30 August 2019. The conference, ‘Africa and Yokohoma, Sharing Passion for the Future’, will be led by the Japanese government and co-sponsored by the UN, UNDP, the African…
Trade policy: a vital tool to ensure healthy diets and better nutrition.
On 11th – 14th June in Nairobi, Kenya, the 15th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform (CAADP PP) took place with a focus on the theme “Enhancing Trade and Market Access for Accelerated Agriculture Transformation”. Governments and technical partners from across the continent met to share best practice and identify new strategies to enhance…