The Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, which is responsible for coordinating the U.S. government’s engagement in the UN Food Systems Summit, will hold an informal virtual Stakeholder Listening Session, along with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Friday, September 3, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
To participate, you must RSVP for this event no later than Thursday, August 26, 2021. To register, please send your full name, email address, organization, and any requests for reasonable accommodation to UNFSS@state.gov. Written comments are welcome and encouraged. Please send comments to this same email address: UNFSS@state.gov.
The Stakeholder Listening Session will help the U.S. government prepare for the UN Food Systems Summit by taking full advantage of the knowledge, ideas, feedback, and suggestions from all communities interested in, and affected by, agenda items to be discussed at the September UN Food Systems Summit. Your input will contribute to U.S. engagement in the Summit.
The listening session will be organized around the interests and perspectives of stakeholder communities, including, but not limited to:
- Organizations with an interest in food systems and food security;
- State, local, and Tribal groups;
- Private industry; and
- Academic and scientific organizations.
It will allow public comment on all agenda items to be discussed at the UN Food Systems Summit. This invitation is also posted in the Federal Register. The listening session is off-the-record, not for attribution, and closed to the press.
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