Launch of the 2026 Global Nutrition Report: Integrating food and health systems to deliver nutrition amidst climate change
Co-organised in collaboration with the European Commission and the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, the Global Nutrition Report launched its latest thematic report on integrating food and health systems for climate-resilient nutrition.
Thursday, 28 May (14:00 – 15:15 CEST)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Headquarters, Rome, Italy
About the event
This high-level thematic session at Rome Nutrition Week 2026, launched the 2026 Global Nutrition Report: Integrating food and health systems for climate-resilient nutrition.
As climate change, conflict and economic pressures increasingly strain food and health systems, nutrition outcomes remain uneven. This session explored why intentional integration across food, health and related systems, with nutrition at the centre, can accelerate development gains, strengthen resilience and advance healthy diets for all.
Co-organised in collaboration with the European Commission and the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, the discussion focused on how policymakers, commitment makers and practitioners can better navigate trade-offs, invest in integrated approaches and strengthen accountability in a changing world.
The session objectives were to:
- Highlight why intentional integration action across systems is critical as pressures intensify.
- Explore how investment in shared infrastructure enables more resilient responses to shocks.
- Foster honest dialogue on navigating trade-offs, grounded in country leadership and context.
- Surface gaps in accountability, showing that financing and follow-through are needed
- Introduce a new framework for coherent, climate‑resilient nutrition action across food and health systems.
Moderators and speakers (in order of appearance):
- Jenny Chapman, UK Minister for Development and Africa (by video)
- Sandy McCleery, Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO, UK Permanent Representation to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies (serving as Emcee)
- Neema Lugangira, Co-Chair Executive Committee of Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, former Tanzania Member of Parliament, Secretary-General of Women Political Leaders, and United Against Malnutrition and Hunger Expert Adviser
- Shibani Ghosh, Co-Chair of the Independent Expert Group, Global Nutrition Report
- Giacomo Zanello, Co-Chair of the Independent Expert Group, Global Nutrition Report
- Theresa Herbold, Senior Policy Advisor, Food and Nutrition Security and Fisheries division, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Jessica Fanzo, Professor of Climate and Food Policy, Johns Hopkins University & Co-Chair Executive Committee of Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
- Katrin Engelhardt, Scientist, Unit on Nutrition and Food Safety Actions, Focal point for climate action and nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization
- Maarten De Groot, Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN Agencies in Rome, Government of Canada
- Fanja Rakotondrainibe, National Coordinator, Office of National Nutrition, Madagascar
- Paulo Chiarelli, Alternate Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies
- Jemina Moeng, Agricultural Attache, Permanent Representation of South Africa to the UN Agencies in Rome
- David Mundell, UK Member of Parliament and Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nutrition for Development
