MUFPP at the 2nd Global Summit of the School Meals Coalition
The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact will be one of the protagonists of the 2nd Global Summit of the School Meals Coalition (September 18–19 in Fortaleza, Brazil), with the session “The power of cities and municipalities: driving innovation and accountability at local levels” – 19 September, h 12:00-12:45 UTC-3). Organized by the MUFPP as lead of the Cities […]
Meet the Champion Mayors of the Cities Feeding the Future Initiative: Mayor Oh Se-hoon of Seoul
As a Champion Mayor of the Cities Feeding the Future Initiative of the School Meals Coalition, Mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon, sat down with the MUFPP to share insights on his city’s pioneering school meals programme. A member of the MUFPP since 2015, Seoul — a metropolis of over 9.7 million inhabitants — has long […]
MUFPP at the “Rosario Climate Week 2025”: Challenges and Contributions to Food Security in the Local Context
On Wednesday, August 20, from 14:00 to 15:30 (GMT-3), the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact will take part in the hybrid event “Challenges and Contributions to Food Security in the Local Context”, organized by the Mercociudades Thematic Unit on Urban Food Policies, as part of the first edition of Rosario Climate Week 2025. Complete the […]
MUFPP at Expo Osaka 2025 – Event Highlights and Insights
On 31 July 2025, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact joined the Expo Osaka 2025, hosting the session “School Meals as Food Policy Catalysts in ASEAN Cities” at the Italy Pavilion, moderated by Filippo Gavazzeni, head of the MUFPP Secretariat. The MUFPP is committed to support cities in expanding or improving their school meals programmes, […]
Cities Forum 2025: Unlocking Urban Potential through European Cooperation
On 18 June 2025 in Krakow, Poland, the Urban Agenda for the EU (UAEU) hosted a key session at the Cities Forum 2025 titled “Unlocking Urban Potential through European Cooperation: the Urban Agenda for the EU.” The session brought together over 200 participants, both in person and online, to explore how multilevel governance and cooperation […]
Healthy Wave Exchange: Milan Mentor Visit in Rotterdam on Healthy and Sustainable School Meals
From 16 to 18 June 2025, a delegation from the Municipality of Milan (Food Policy Unit) and other partners of the project, visited Rotterdam as a mentor city within the framework of the European Erasmus+ Healthy Wave project. This exchange marked an important step in supporting the City of Rotterdam in developing its local action […]
EUI City-to-City Exchanges: Study visits on School Meals and Sustainable Food Systems in Liège and Rennes
Earlier this year, the cities of Liège and Rennes were welcomed in Milan for an in-depth exploration of the city’s comprehensive school meals programme and urban food policy. Building on this milestone, the recent study visits to Liège and Rennes in July 2025 mark the second step of an ongoing City-to-City Exchange supported by the […]
EUI City-to-City Exchange: Study visit on School Meals Programme in Milan, with Liège and Rennes
From June 11th to 13th, 2025, the City of Milan hosted a study visit as part of the EUI City-to-City Exchange programme, welcoming municipal representatives from Liège for an exchange focused on the transformation of school meals systems — seen as powerful tools to address food security, promote healthy eating habits, and advance local sustainability […]
CLEVERFOOD Peer Learning in Nantes and Milan
As part of the CLEVERFOOD project’s peer-learning programme, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) has been actively involved in facilitating meaningful exchanges between European cities to accelerate the transformation of urban food systems. The goal of the peer-learning process is to enable peer cities to develop a concrete local Action Plan for the implementation […]
School Food 4 Change highlights public procurement innovations at Buygreen Forum 2025
The Horizon Europe SchoolFood4Change (SF4C) project showcased its best practices in sustainable public procurement for school canteens during the Forum Compraverde Buygreen, held in Rome on 14–15 June. The project also presented successful implementations of the Whole School Food Approach (WSFA) in the schools of participating cities. Fondazione Ecosistemi, a partner of SF4C and national […]