MUFPP Mayors of Central and West Africa will meet in Brazzaville from 12 to 14 June
The cities of Abidjan, Bobo-Dioulasso, Dakar, Douala, N’Djamena, Niamey, Nouakchott, Praia, Yaounde and their host city, Brazzaville, will meet, from 12 to 14 June 2018, for the Forum of MUFPP Mayors of Central and Western Africa. Local governments are increasingly being recognized as key players in the sustainability and resilience of local food systems, especially […]
Side Event at High Level FOOD2030 Event on “SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS FOR CITIES”
The Milan Pact and European project FIT4FOOD2030 are pleased to present the Side Event – Sustainable Food Systems fod Cities of the High Level FOOD2030 Event in Plovdiv (Bulgaria), an interactive opportunity to explore selected Research and Innovation (R&I) cases within Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) cities. During the event participants will investigate cases and […]
2018 Milan Pact Awards edition launched
The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) secretariat in collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo has just launched the third edition of the Milan Pact Awards. The MPA purpose is to stimulate Mayors’ action on food policy and practice from learning and exchange among MUFPP signatory cities. Winning awards for good practices proved to be catalyzing agents for mutual exchanges […]
The MUFPP at World Urban Forum: working for sustainable urban food systems
A delegation of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) is participating in the WUF 9 from 7-13 February 2018 in Kuala Lumpur to highlight the importance of local governments in making food systems more sustainable and resilient. The fast pace of urbanization is putting under strain the ability of cities to provide appropriate housing, jobs, […]
Washington DC and Madison (Wisconsin) sign the MUFPP
The Mayors of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser and Madison (Wisconsin), Paul Soglin signed today the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact during an official event held in the capital of the United States. In the event organized by the City of Washington and the US Conference of Mayors (USCM) took part Catherine Pugh, the mayor of Baltimore, […]
Global Nutrition Summit 2017. Watch the video "Cities taking the lead"
Currently over half of the world population lives in urban areas, a proportion projected to rise to two thirds by 2050. Rapid urbanization is putting great pressure on the environment and the global food system. Many cities are facing the triple burden of malnutrition: the concurrence of hunger, undernutrition and obesity. How can cities ensure […]
The Global Nutrition Summit in Milan: US$3.4 billion committed to tackle malnutrition. Highlighting the role of cities
The Global Nutrition Summit 2017, held in Milan, Italy, convened governments, cities, international agencies, foundations, civil society organizations and businesses to accelerate the global response to malnutrition, an underlying cause of nearly half of all global child deaths. The Summit has galvanized US$3.4bn including US$640 million in new commitments. “The global malnutrition crisis endangers the […]
MUFPP 2017 Annual Gathering Cities call on UN agencies to recognize their role in shaping a sustainable food system
València, 20 October 2017. 400 mayors, experts and city delegates from the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) gathered in Valencia from 19 – 21 October 2017 to discuss sustainable food systems in the framework of the Third Annual Gathering of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP). The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact […]
The cities of Toronto and Antananarivo win this year’s Milan Pact Awards
València, 20 October 2017 – One goal of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact is to foster the exchange of ideas and solutions for food related issues among cities. One of the most important mechanisms to enhance this exchange is the Milan Pact Awards (MPA), promoted for the past two years by the City of […]
MUFPP Annual gathering 2017: Cities exchanged good practices on sustainable food management
València, 19 October 2017. The first day of the 2017 Annual Gathering and Mayors’ Summit of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) was dedicated to the motto “Dialogue between cities: sharing goals, experiences and results”. In two working sessions, the participating mayors and city delegates were given the opportunity to share good practices in […]
