PHA Invites You to Host an Independent Dialogue as Part of the UN Food Systems Summit

February 25, 2021

The UN Food Systems Summit Wants You to Make Your Voice Heard and Stand Up for Global Food Equity

In September 2021, the UN will host the first Food Systems Summit to transform the way the world produces and consumes food. The success of the Summit hinges on the actions of people all over the world—people like you. The UN needs your stories, your ideas, and your solutions to make the Summit a success. They need your help to build a better future for food systems—a future that is strong, safe, and fair for all.

PHA President and CEO, Nancy E. Roman is a UN Food Systems Summit Champion, helping to shape and advise the upcoming global convening. And we are thrilled to share this opportunity with you. Now is your chance to make your voice heard by hosting an Independent Dialogue that will directly inform the Food Systems Summit. Locally based, locally led, and fully adaptable to different contexts, Independent Dialogues enable communities to identify sustainable solutions to strengthen local and global food systems, and allow people everywhere to have a seat at the table of this groundbreaking Summit.

Dialogues may take many forms, depending on what is most appropriate for you and your community—from a webinar to a town hall meeting to an informal gathering of community members. A diverse range of stakeholders—including youth activists and Indigenous leaders, smallholder farmers, fishers, scientists, CEOs and more—can ensure that every Dialogue identifies the most powerful ways to improve our food systems. By joining the Summit, you can help us change the world.

With your help, we can make 2021 a turning point in how people everywhere produce and consume food. We can put the world on track to a better future for food systems.