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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From October 13th to 17th, the city of Milan hosts the MUFPP Global Forum 2025
From October 13 to 17, Milan will host the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Global Forum, the most important international event dedicated to urban food policies. It will bring together more than 500 delegates from 95 different countries and over 330 global cities, signatories of the Milan Pact first launched 10 years ago during Expo […]
The MUFPP at the 2nd Global Summit of the School Meals Coalition and welcoming of Fortaleza in the MUFPP
On the 18th and 19th of September 2025, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact joined the Second Global Summit of the School Meals Coalition, hosted in the City of Fortaleza, under the high patronage of the President of Brazil, H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. This important occasion brought together leaders from Member States, regional […]
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 […]