Reflecting nutritional challenges in Europe and Central Asia, the Forty-Second Session of the European Commission of Agriculture (ECA) is dedicated to transforming food systems to address all forms of malnutrition in the region. Starting tomorrow in a hybrid format, the event also relates to the global FAO theme for 2020–2021 – promoting healthy diets and preventing all forms of malnutrition – and to the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, which concludes in February 2022.

To this end, the session aims to identify actions that help provide healthy and nutritious diets for all and will be expected to agree on policy recommendations for Members and FAO to address all forms of malnutrition in the region.