The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources Dr Ildephonse Musafiri is in Rome, Italy from 23rd-26th July 2023, attending the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) on behalf of the President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame.
The UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) kicked off on Monday at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome with a high-level opening ceremony attended by over 20 heads of State and Government, and a strong call for accelerating action to transform global agrifood systems.
The three-day high-level event is convened by the United Nations Secretariat and hosted by Italy, in collaboration with the Rome-based UN Agencies (FAO, IFAD, WFP), with the objective of taking stock of the progress achieved since the first UN Food Systems Summit in 2021.
The opening ceremony was led by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni. (End)