The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact: a community of more than 300 cities from all over the world to promote sustainable urban food systems #MUFPP#MilanPactAwards
๐ฃ Join the #MUFPP Team: Europe Desk Officer Position Open
๐ Find full details and apply here: lnkd.in/g7gcwdxK
โณย Application deadline:ย 15 June 2026
๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ: How can cities help shape stronger #SchoolMeals programmes?
๐ Join the launch of the first two city #SchoolMeals case studies featuring the experiences of #Milan & #Montpellier, developed by the Coalition's initiatives, the Research Consortium and Cities Feeding the Future.
๐ Explore how local governments are designing and implementing quality school meal programmes, and how collaboration between research and public policy can support stronger urban food systems.
๐ Happening June 16 at 11:00 CEST
๐ Register here: lshtm.zoom.us/webinar/registโฆ@mufpp
๐ A growing number of countries are advancing #SchoolMeals and health tax reformโbut these efforts are often disconnected.
โก๏ธ๐ฐ๐ฅ A new global toolkit from @ODI_Global & the @SchoolMeals_ Coalition's Sustainable Financing Initiative explores how to bring them together to support sustainable financing for school meals.
๐ Register for the launch event: health-taxes-future.rsvpify.โฆ
๐ฑ How can #SchoolMeals transform food systems?
๐ข Join this #RomeNutritionWeek2026 discussion to explore how school meal programmes can improve nutrition, support local economies, promote biodiversity through neglected and underutilized crops, and strengthen womenโs roles across food supply chains.
๐๏ธ Hear from #Finland๐ซ๐ฎ, #Brazil๐ง๐ท, the #Philippines๐ต๐ญ, #Kenya๐ฐ๐ช, along with @WFP & the @SchoolMeals_ Coalition and its partners.
๐๏ธ27 May in Rome & Online at 14:00 CEST
๐Learn more: schoolmealscoalition.org/eveโฆ#RNW26#FutureNutrition
๐๏ธ ๐ฒ Cities are where #SchoolMeals policy meets delivery. #Indonesia๐ฎ๐ฉ is showing what that looks like in practice.
๐๏ธ ๐ From #Semarang, Filippo Gavazzeni, Director of the Coalition's 'Cities Feeding the Future' initiative (@mufpp), reflects on the collaboration between local & national government in #Indonesia, following a fruitful national dialogue event & an @ASEAN peer learning forum to advance #SchoolMeals.
๐๏ธ๐ฎ๐ฉ #Indonesia is implementing an ambitious national #SchoolMeals programme & cities like Semarang are playing a key role in its delivery.
๐ @mufpp Champion Mayor, Agustina Wilujeng Pramestuti, shares why Semarang is advancing #SchoolMeals for its children and how learning from other Indonesian cities' experiences can help improve the local programme.
๐ 80 governments. 30 ministers. 60 partners. One shared agenda: Advancing #SchoolMeals for every child.
๐ The full report from the largest #SchoolMeals gathering is now available, capturing discussions, commitments & progress across coverage, financing, nutrition, legislation, local procurement & food systems.
๐ Available in English, French, Spanish & Portuguese: schoolmealscoalition.org/repโฆ
๐ฃ Join us tomorrow for the #AfriFOODlinks webinar "Approaches to Food Recovery and Value Retention"
๐ Practical circular solutions for urban food systems, with insights from Africa & beyond.
Register ๐ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regiโฆ#throughfood
๐ป Join us for the session "Beyond Silos" organised by #AfriFOODlinks as part of the 12th edition of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD)
๐ ย Wed, 29 April
๐ย 12:00 PM
๐Register here! tinyurl.com/5n7sh6je
๐ซ Champion Mayors of the #CitiesFeedingTheFuture initiative by @SchoolMeals_ are cities leading the way in #schoolmeals through innovation, political commitment, and real impact.
๐ทDiscover the cities in the second Champion Mayors cohort and their key focus areas and impacts:
8) ๐ฎ๐ฉ Semarang, Indonesia
2,320 school children involved as Food Detective, to promote healthy eating habits
800 junior high school girls selected as Young Nutrition Champions, to support their health
Childrenโs health status assessed periodically by community health center
9)๐ฎ๐นTurin, Italy
40,000 meals served daily in 326 schools, including 1,200 medical diets & 5,000 cultural menus, with 1,500 workers employed
Nearly 100% of public food is organic, local, seasonal, and from short supply-chains
Right to food for all guaranteed in Turinโs Statute
Last week we met with @FoodPolicyMi partners to discuss โMilanโs international role in food policiesโ, starting from the outcomes of the #MUFPPGlobalForum, the #MilanPactAwards2025 report, and the #MUFPP 2026 agenda
A big thank you to all @FoodPolicyMi partners and participants!