Addis Ababa to host 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4)

Addis Ababa, January 24, 2025 FMC) – The 2nd United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4) will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 28-30 July 2025, the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub confirmed.

This event will build on the momentum of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit and the first Stocktaking Moment in 2023 (UNFSS+2), focusing on accelerating sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems transformation. Ethiopia, building on its remarkable leadership during UNFSS+2, will host the UNFSS+4 Stocktaking Moment, co-hosted by Italy, a longstanding champion of food systems transformation.

With just five years remaining until the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development horizon line, the UNFSS+4 will provide an opportunity to document progress, strengthen accountability, and unlock investments for transformative action. The event will spotlight successful country-level transformations, highlight innovative practices, and address challenges faced in fragile and conflict-affected settings, and be part of broader efforts to shape a coherent global narrative on sustainable development and accelerate synergies between key SDG transitions.

The UNFSS+4 is poised to be a landmark moment for driving collective action toward food systems transformation that benefits people, the planet, shared prosperity while pioneering the acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals.

It is indicated that this global event will document progress, strengthen accountability, and unlock investments.