Across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed stresses on the ability of food systems to deliver their primary functions: providing food security and nutrition to growing populations, supporting livelihoods for farmers, fishers and workers along the agrifood chains, and supporting environmental sustainability and resilience. Pacific Island Countries (PICs) already suffered from the three types of malnutrition (undernutrition, overnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies) that constitute a triple burden of malnutrition. Their remoteness from international markets, dispersion of populations across many small islands, heightened vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, and natural resource constraints present distinct challenges, and also some opportunities, in adapting food systems to cope with the impacts of COVID-19. The pandemic has emphasized the importance of Pacific agriculture for both food security and economic development, as well as the crucial role of domestic food systems in providing resilience to shocks, livelihood options, self-sufficiency and insurance against food and nutrition insecurity. The United Nations Socio-Economic Impact Assessment for COVID-19 in the Pacific Countries (2020) noted the vulnerability of Pacfic food systems in relation to nutrition outcomes, as well as to livelihoods and employment. As part of the United Nations system’s efforts to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on food systems, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have joined forces to examine the challenges posed by COVID-19 more deeply, with a view to defining key actions needed to respond to the current impacts, inform recovery planning and better prepare for future crises.