The UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment kicked off on Monday at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome.
No fewer than 20 heads of State and Government attended the opening ceremony with a strong call for accelerating action to transform global agrifood systems.
The three-day high-level event will also take stock of the progress made since the first UN Food Systems Summit in 2021. convened by the United Nations Secretariat in collaboration with the FAO, IFAD, WFP.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as the convenor of the event, delivered the keynote speech underscoring the dire global food security situation.