Morocco has called for strengthening discussions with African countries with a view to consolidating their commitments in the preparatory process for the United Nations Food Systems Summit scheduled for 2021, said Friday the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN agencies in Rome, Youssef Balla.
Speaking at the information meeting dedicated to this summit, held in the presence of Ms. Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the 2021 Food Systems Summit, Mr. Balla said that African countries are at the forefront of the most pressing issues and challenges, in terms of food insecurity, gender equality and innovation.
After expressing the wish that the efforts made will lead to convincing and significant results, allowing the acceleration of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, he underlined that Morocco has long made of ecology as well as the preservation of the environment national priorities, making the link between agriculture, the resilience of vulnerable populations and energy transition.
To this end, the Moroccan diplomat underlined the need of the preservation of the diversity of food systems, as well as to ancestral knowledge which is of paramount importance for several countries.
Morocco is a member of the Summit Advisory Committee in charge of overseeing the preparatory process and advising Ms. Agnes Kalibata, who provides oversight and strategic direction for the activities organized for the Summit and provides the necessary guidance on this subject.
The Food Systems Summit is expected to launch bold new actions to deliver progress on all 17 SDGs, each of which relies to some degree on healthier, more sustainable and equitable food systems.
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