Within the context of the United Nations Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, the World will come together at an extra-Ordinary Global Summit in September 2021 under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General, preceded by the pre-Summit in July 2021. The UN Food Systems Summit aims to bring new and more action in fostering game-changing solutions to transform food systems across the globe. A resilient and inclusive food systems impact directly all the 17 SDGs of Agenda 2030 and in the Africa’s case, transformed, resilient and healthy food systems is central to achieving the 20 goals of Agenda 2063. 2. The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), and particularly the National and Independent Dialogues leading up to the Summit, offer opportunities for Africa and the World to examine and identify context specific solutions to the challenges hindering achievement of set food systems related goals and targets in various development frameworks, including the SDGs and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the CAADP-Malabo Decision.

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