MPA 2025 – Discover the inspiring practices from the Special Mentions of the Governance Category
After taking a closer look at the Milan Pact Awards 2025 winning practices described in the first article of our series, we now began our journey through the practices that received Special Mentions in each of the 6 categories of the MUFPP Framework for Action, starting with the Governance Category. This year, the Special Mentions for Governance were awarded to the cities of Copenhagen, Grenoble Alpes Métropole, Jangseong, and Kisumu, each showcasing innovative, impactful and inclusive approaches to strengthening food governance. COPENHAGEN: “IMPLEMENTING […]
New actions and indicators for integrating climate mitigation and adaptation into urban Food Policies
Urban food systems significantly contribute to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, resource consumption, and broader environmental impacts. At the same time, cities are increasingly vulnerable to climate-related disruptions, from extreme weather events to water scarcity and biodiversity loss, all of which threaten food security and public health. As part of the MUFPP Global Forum 2025, the session New […]
OPEN CALL FOR ART FEEDS COLLECTIVE RESIDENCIES 2026 IS NOW OPEN
Edible Commons: Performing the Future of Food Feed Your Future, the Creative Europe–funded project dedicated to empowering young artists and creators for sustainable food systems and climate-conscious futures, launches Art Feeds, a transnational program of collective art residencies taking place in 2026 over two slots. Go to the OPEN CALL Curated by Xarkis and coordinated by BJCEM, the residencies invite artists based in the EU and Creative Europe […]
MUFPP Global Forum 2025—Highlights from the State of the Pact Plenary
At the heart of every MUFPP Global Forum lies the State of the Pact plenary session, and the 2025 edition in Milan was no exception. Framed around four strategic pillars – Membership, Knowledge, Partnership, and Governance – the plenary offered a comprehensive reflection on the progress achieved in ten years of joint activities. Filippo Gavazzeni, […]
The MPA25 winning’s practices: innovative and impactful ways of approaching urban food policies
What do Austin, Seoul, Medellín, Jericho, Ouagadougou, and Vantaa have in common? More than it seems: a new way of approaching food as an urban policy. At the Milan Pact Awards 2025, these cities were recognized for their creativity and commitment to building more resilient and equitable food systems. Here, we take a closer look at the winning initiatives […]
Join us for the webinar “Fair Istanbul: rights-based social support and food security”
The MUFPP Secretariat is pleased to announce the upcoming webinar Fair Istanbul: Rights-Based Social Support and Food Security, open to all MUFPP cities in the Eurasia and South West Asia Region, taking place on 18 November 2025 at 12:00 PM CET (Check your time zone). This online event is organized in collaboration with the Istanbul […]
School Meals Coalition at the MUFPP Global Forum
Within the MUFPP Global Forum a plenary session was organised on the School Meals Coalition’s Initiative “Cities Feeding the Future”, launched and led in 2023 by the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact. The session, moderated by Filippo Gavazzeni, Director of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, was structured into two main segments: a first overview […]
The MUFPP Global Forum concludes, and the cities renew their understanding: the right to food as a commitment to peace, sustainability, and justice
In the last plenary session of the MUFPP Global Forum 2025, delegates approved the ‘Final Declaration’ with new perspectives: hunger never used as a weapon and the right to food for all. After five days of meetings, discussions, plenary sessions, field visits, and collaborations between cities and international partners, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact […]
Six cities honored with Milan Pact Awards at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025
Austin (United States), Seoul (South Korea), Medellin (Colombia), Jericho (Palestine), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Vantaa (Finland) are the winning cities of the Milan Pact Awards 2025: their projects stood out from over 340 food policy practices submitted for the 2025 edition Launched in 2016 by the City of Milan and the Cariplo Foundation, with the […]
MUFPP Global Forum. 500 delegates from around the world celebrate the Pact’s 10th anniversary
The first plenary session at the University of Milan: protagonists Jane Battersby, Carlo Petrini, Stefano Gatti, Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile and the mayors of Bangkok, Bethlehem, Paris and Quelimane The MUFPP Global Forum 2025 is now in full swing: over 500 delegates from around the world attended the opening plenary session this morning, held in the […]