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FAO at the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment
The stage is set in Rome for the three-day high-level meeting aimed to advance agrifood systems transformation
20/07/2023
Rome- Around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, will attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment ([UNFSS+2](https://www.unfoodsystemshub.org/fs-stocktaking-moment/)) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome on 24-26 July.
The event convened by the United Nations Secretariat, and hosted by Italy, in collaboration with the Rome-based UN Agencies (FAO, IFAD, WFP), will be officially inaugurated on Monday 24 July at 14:30 CEST during a high-level opening led by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni.
The opening segment will also have the participation of FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and several Heads of Government, including the Prime Ministers of Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Samoa and Nepal.
Over three days, the high-level meeting aims to create a conducive space for countries to review progress on the commitments to action made at the first [Food Systems Summit](https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit/pre-summit) in 2021, and identify successes, enduring bottlenecks and establishing priorities.
‘’The UNFSS+2 stocktaking meeting will be an important occasion to further strengthen political commitment and pathways for implementation at global, national and sub-national levels. The historic task we are facing is clear: defining a holistic, coordinated and science based approach to make our agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind,â€