FAO at the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum and Coordination Segment
27/01/2026 - 29/01/2026
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FAO will be participating at the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum and Coordination Segment to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 27 to 29 January 2026.
FAO activities at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum and Coordination Segment
FAO events:
High-level Side Event
Tuesday, 27 January | 13:15 - 14:30 EST | Conference Room 11, UN headquarters
Accelerate Financing for Agrifood Systems Transformation
Organized by FAO, with Dominican Republic, Italy and WBCSD
Online side event
Monday, 26 January 2026 | 9:30–11:00 EST |Online
Strategic Investments for Resilient Agrifood Systems: Driving SDG Progress through Partnerships
Organized by FAO, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
FAO Speakers: Lauren M. Phillips, FAO Director Partnership and UN Collaboration Division
Online side event
Monday, 26 January | 13:00 – 14:30 EST | Online
Bananas as a Global Model for Agricultural Cooperation: Leveraging Partnerships to Drive Fair, Climate-Smart and Inclusive Value Chains.
Organized by FAO
FAO Speakers: Lauren M. Phillips, FAO Director Partnership and UN Collaboration Division
Other events featuring FAO participation:
Tuesday, 27 January | 8:00 – 9:15 am EST | IFAD Liaison Office
Moving towards scale: building public-private partnerships that transform agrifood systems and empower rural producers
Organized by IFAD
FAO Speakers: Angélica Jácome
Tuesday, 27 January | 15:20 - 15:50 EST | Trusteeship Council Chamber, UN headquarters
Partnership Forum Panel on SDG 17 “Three Voices, One Partnership Journey: Demonstrating the Power of Shared Solutions”
Organized by UNDESA
FAO Speakers: Máximo Torero Cullen, FAO Chief Economist
Thursday, 29 January | 11:30-13:00 EST | ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ
Coordination Segment Panel on The ECOSOC system working together towards the 2026 HLPF
Organized by UNDESA
FAO Speakers: Máximo Torero Cullen, FAO Chief Economist to moderate