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SUMMARY:Financing Resilient Food Systems: Advancing the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth United Nations Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), to be held in Seville, Spain, provides a critical platform to reshape how the global community addresses the growing challenges of food insecurity and systemic underinvestment in sustainable agriculture. Against this backdrop, the Crop Trust and its partners will convene a high-level side event to showcase and advance the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security—a bold, five-year effort to mobilize investments and partnerships for resilient, inclusive, and climate-smart food systems.\nLaunched at COP16 in Riyadh in December 2024, the Global Flagship Initiative brings together a diverse coalition of actors—multilateral institutions, regional development banks, civil society, and the private sector—to deliver coordinated and agile responses to food insecurity. Anchored by three pillars—broad collaboration, private sector mobilisation, and rapid, high-impact deployment—the Initiative seeks to break down silos and catalyse transformative change in regions most vulnerable to hunger and environmental degradation, such as the Sahel and the Horn of Africa.\nThis side event at FfD4 will serve as an opportunity to present the Initiative’s strategic vision and early progress while making the case for scaling its impact through innovative financing. Participants will explore how public-private partnerships, blended finance, and novel instruments such as concessional capital, impact bonds, and debt-for-nature swaps can unlock significant resources to fund integrated food systems. The conversation will also consider how this initiative aligns with and contributes to broader global efforts, including the SDGs, the UN Food Systems Roadmap, and the upcoming Global Digital Compact.\nAt its core, the session will aim to shift the narrative from emergency response to long-term resilience, emphasising food security as a foundational element of human development and economic stability. The discussion will highlight how targeted investments in seed systems, biodiversity, climate adaptation, and digital innovation can generate outsized health, livelihoods, and environmental sustainability returns.\nExpected outcomes include concrete policy recommendations for FfD4 negotiators, new partnership announcements, and a roadmap for scaling the Flagship Initiative through 2030. The session will also help mobilise international support ahead of follow-up engagements at the UN General Assembly, COP processes, and multilateral donor platforms.\nThis event is an invitation to reimagine food systems financing—not as a charitable endeavour, but as a strategic imperative for global resilience and prosperity.\nAgenda\n \nWelcome:\nMr. Declan Kirrane, Managing Director of UN Science Summit and founding member of the Global Flagship (5mins)\n \nPresentation state of play:\nDr. Conrad Rein, Secretary Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security (10mins)\n \nSignature AGFUND – Crop Trust Agreement\nKeynote:\nH.E. Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of BADEA, President-elect of the AfDB; Founding Member of the Global Flagship (10mins)\n \nPanel discussion:\nModerator: Dr. Nasser Alkathani, Executive Director of AGFUND and Co-Chair of the Global Flagship\nH.E. Dr. Osama Faqeeha, Deputy Minister for Environmental Affairs at MEWA, Saudi Arabia\nH.E. Mr. Åsmund Grøver Aukrust, Minister of International Development, Norway\nH.E. Mohamed Abdi Ware, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)\nDr. Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director Crop Trust, Co-Chair Global Flagship\n \nFollowed by Q&A\n \nRegistration\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.I will attendIn personVirtuallyName *FirstLastEmail *LinkedIn Organisation  *Organisation Web / URL *Country      *- Please select -AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo (Democratic Republic of the)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Kingdom of)EthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIreland (Republic of)Isle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea (Democratic People's Republic of)Korea (Republic of)KosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia (Federated States of)Moldova (Republic of)MonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth Macedonia (Republic of)Northern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine (State of)PanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)SlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwan, Province of ChinaTajikistanTanzania (United Republic of)ThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City StateVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)VietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweYour interest in participating at this eventPlease let us know your primary focus for attending this event.GDPR Agreement *I agree with the terms and conditions of the Data Regulation Policy (below) Submit Registration   \n
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