Co-chaired by the Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, and the Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations, IFPRI is organizing an official side event of the 2018 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the theme “Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies.”

Opening Remarks

• H.E. Ms. Louise Blais, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations 
• H.E Courtenay Rattray, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations

Presentation

• Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI (Presentation)

Panel

• Chantal-Line Carpentier, Chief, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) New York Office
• Nichola Dyer, The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), The World Bank Group
• Claudia Sadoff, Director General, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
• Gerda Verburg, Coordinator, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement

Moderator

• Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director of Communications and Public Affairs and Chief of Staff, IFPRI

In the context of the United Nations High Level Political Forum, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and its partners wish to bring attention to the importance of investing in reshaping food systems to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and achieve broad-based development.

More than half the SDGs relate to food security and nutrition. Hunger is on the rise after years of progress, undernutrition persists, and there are growing crises of overweight, obesity, and noncommunicable diseases. Agriculture is pushing planetary boundaries and climate change requires drastic action. Rising antiglobalism is creating new challenges. This side-event will explore key policies and investments to reshape food systems that can help us achieve multiple SDGs by 2030 – food systems that are efficient, inclusive, climate-smart, sustainable, nutrition- and health-driven, and business-friendly.