06 Apr 2026

Coming Soon: New Global Nutrition Report rethinks climate-resilient health and food systems

Shibani Ghosh, Giacomo Zanello, Costanza Conti

Amidst conflict, economic crises, pandemics, climate stress and strained health and food systems, achieving nutrition for all has never been more complex. Extreme weather disrupts crops and nutrient quality, pushes food prices up and strains health systems right when needed the most. Meanwhile, the foods we produce, and the ways we produce them, are shaping climate risks that circle back to threaten nutrition. These instances are deepening and becoming more frequent and costly, external financing for nutrition is tightening and the consequences of inaction are becoming impossible to ignore.

The upcoming 2026 Global Nutrition Report takes readers into the heart of this matter, exploring how food systems and health systems must transform together to protect the nutrition of vulnerable populations when climate stress or other shocks hit.

Looking beyond isolated interventions or sector-specific solutions, the report highlights a growing body of real-world innovation proving that healthier diets, climate-resilient agriculture and stronger health systems can be advanced collectively to improve nutrition. Rather than calling for sweeping transformations that feel out of reach, it emphasises what countries are already doing successfully and shows how these grounded, multisectoral strategies can be scaled. Ultimately, when food, health, social protection and climate action move in tandem, nutrition outcomes hold firm even under severe pressure.

As world leaders convene at the 2026 One Health Summit in Lyon, this milestone gathering underscores how interconnected human, animal and environmental health truly are. The report’s new integrated food–health–climate framework offers a practical counterpart to the Summit’s vision: a roadmap for ensuring nutrition is not an afterthought, but a pillar of One Health action.

Photos from the One Health Summit in Lyon (left to right): Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute moderates a panel on sustainable food systems with the Ministers of Health from Ghana and Cyprus and the Minister of Agriculture from the Kingdom of Cambodia; Dr Shibani Ghosh, Co-chair of the GNR's Independent Expert Group, presents on nutrition commitments from the N4G 2025 Summit; Éléonore Caroit, Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships, and French Nationals Abroad under the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, speaks about France's leadership of the N4G 2025 Summit; and the Executive Director from Global Health Advocates moderates a panel on progress since the Summit, with Minister of Health from Guinea, the SUN Focal Point from Ivory Coast, the Deputy Director-General of EU-INTPA and the President of Action Against Hunger.
Photos from the One Health Summit in Lyon (left to right): Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute moderates a panel on sustainable food systems with the Ministers of Health from Ghana and Cyprus and the Minister of Agriculture from the Kingdom of Cambodia; Dr Shibani Ghosh, Co-chair of the GNR's Independent Expert Group, presents on nutrition commitments from the N4G 2025 Summit; Éléonore Caroit, Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships, and French Nationals Abroad under the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, speaks about France's leadership of the N4G 2025 Summit; and the Executive Director from Global Health Advocates moderates a panel on progress since the Summit, with Minister of Health from Guinea, the SUN Focal Point from Ivory Coast, the Deputy Director-General of EU-INTPA and the President of Action Against Hunger.

Most of all, the report shows that nutrition integration is possible. When food and health systems act together, governments are more likely to embed resilience, equity and the ability to deliver results into their commitments. There are no silver bullets, but decision makers can drive progress on nutrition by taking smarter, better coordinated action.

At a moment when progress towards Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3 are off track and financing is tightening, now is a critical time to build on what works, strengthen alliances across sectors and invest in nutrition as the foundation of human resilience. The full report will be launched soon, and it aspires to reshape how policymakers, donors and implementers think about the future of nutrition in this changing world. To be the first to know about the report and receive our latest news and updates, sign up for our emails.