National Dialogue on School Meals in Indonesia, hosted by Semarang

From 28 to 30 April, the National Dialogue on School Meals in Indonesia took place in Semarang, hosted by the Mayor of Semarang, Agustina Wilujeng Pramestuti, Champion Mayor of the Cities Feeding the Future Initiative within the School Meals Coalition, and member of the MUFPP Steering Committee for the 2026-2028 mandate. The event is part of the project Boosting school meals in ASEAN cities: from knowledge to action led by MUFPP and ASEAN, and […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The MUFPP celebrates its first 10 years and hosts the Global Forum 2025 in Milan

Milan selected to host the next MUFPP Global Forum of cities committed to the development of sustainable urban food systems. Ten years after EXPO Milano 2015, next October Milan will once again serve as an international arena for cities committed to promoting sustainable urban policies aimed at ensuring healthier, fairer and more sustainable food systems. […]
Webinar series ‘The potential of urban food policies in Latinoamerica and Caribbeans’

We invite you to join us for the webinar series titled The potential of urban food policies in Latinoamerica and Caribbeans, starting in September 2024 and continuing through the first half of 2025. This series will explore the role of urban food systems in building sustainable, resilient cities and offer valuable insights from leading experts […]
MUFPP & ASEAN Summer School

On the 23-26 July 2024 took place the MUFPP & ASEAN Summer School hosted by Parahyangan Catholic University (UNPAR) of Bandung. The summer school is part of the broader project Spreading Experiences and Knowledge on School Meals Programmes in ASEAN Cities, which has the aim to increase the capacity of city officers and member states […]
The Power of Public Food Procurement

The Power of Public Food Procurement The transformative potential of school meals for children aged 1-16 On the 17th and 18th of June 2024, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP), the Municipality of Copenhagen and Roskilde University within the framework of the Horizon 2020 Food Trails project and the Cities Feeding the Future Initiative […]
Milan Food Waste Hub Study Tour

The Milan Food Waste Hub Study Tour took place from June 27 to 29, 2023, with the purpose of inspiring, informing, and motivating senior city officials to implement ambitious climate actions by showcasing the Milan’s Food Waste Hub model to other cities dedicated to reducing food waste. The goal was to assist these cities in […]