TWG Youth Meeting Minutes 18 September 2025
Sierra Berardelli2025-10-15T11:15:50+02:00Download the PDF
Youth Workstream Launch of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security
Michelle Tang2025-10-21T09:47:00+02:0016 October 2025 | Virtual on Zoom. The launch of the Youth Workstream of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security is a milestone moment to empower young leaders in driving global action for sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems. Maurizio Navarra, Secretariat Coordinator of the GDPRD, will speak at the event during the "From Promise to Delivery - Partner Perspectives" session.
2025 World Food Forum Flagship Event
Michelle Tang2025-10-07T17:35:53+02:0013-17 October 2025 | FAO Rome, Italy. FAO's 80th anniversary is commemorated through a week of global dialogue, knowledge exchange and solution-driven collaboration, all guided by the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future” and FAO’s four betters: better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life.
ILO: Innovative Solutions for Rural Youth Employment: Policy and Practice
Michelle Tang2025-10-21T09:51:16+02:0030 September 2025 | 14:00-15:00 CET | On Zoom. Join the ILO, EU, IFAD, and WFF for a dynamic webinar on rural youth employment, exploring policies and solutions to unlock decent work opportunities through agrifood systems. Hosted on the YouthForesight platform, the event brings together global experts and youth voices driving change.
Webinar – Development Finance for Youth in a Changing Landscape
Michelle Tang2025-10-06T10:59:21+02:00With major donors reducing development aid, the global development community is under pressure to do more with less. Speakers will explore how emerging financing mechanisms can contribute to youth employment creation. This is a webinar by the GDPRD's Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment.
Podcast | Genna Tesdall, YPARD
Michelle Tang2025-08-14T13:04:26+02:00Genna Tesdall, Director of Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD), shares her own experiences leading a global, youth-led organization.
Podcast | Sebastian Pedraza, YPARD
Michelle Tang2025-08-13T11:13:51+02:00Sebastian Pedraza is the Latin America Country Coordinator of Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) and the Chair of the YPARD Board. He shares his experiences both growing up in a rural environment and now working with rural youth to give them opportunities and a voice in their futures.
Special Event on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025
Michelle Tang2025-07-25T09:31:09+02:0022 July 2025 | 10:00 to 12:00 EDT | Hybrid. FAO and its co-publishing partners will hold a Special Event dedicated to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report on the margins of the ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and preceding the report’s launch on 28 July 2025.
53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 53)
Michelle Tang2025-10-27T08:26:31+01:00The 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 53) will take place at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 20 to 24 October 2025.
FAO: The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems
Michelle Tang2025-10-03T16:26:32+02:00The world's agrifood systems stand at a crossroads. With 1.3 billion youth globally, the future of food, livelihoods, and economic resilience depends on their participation in agrifood systems. At the same time, agrifood systems need youth to drive productivity, innovation, and sustainability in a crucial and rapidly evolving sector. FAO's "The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems" report is a call to action.
