<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Further to the UNFSS, which we discussed during the ISG meeting today, here is something that some of you from CSOs might like to join: UNFSS CSO Forum on 26 March.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hijaba, I do hope that you - as a Food Systems Champion - will be involved.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Unfortunately, the forum is at the same time as the Global Communications Team meeting, so I will not be able to join the forum.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Ann</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class="">
<div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Oliver Oliveros<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>16 March 2021 18:03<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Elizabeth R. Spencer <<a href="mailto:elizabeth.spencer@un.org" style="text-decoration: underline;" class="">elizabeth.spencer@un.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>UNFSS Civil Society Open Forum 26 March 2021 13:30-15:30 (CET)</span></font></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><font color="#000000" class=""> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Dear champions (and with apologies for cross-posting),</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">As a continuation of the civil society introductory webinar series held in 2020 and the public forums conducted by the Summit’s five Action Tracks in December and February, a<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Civil Society Public Forum<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">will<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="">be held on 26 March 2021 from 13:30-15:30 CET. </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The Forum will have representatives from the Action Tracks and Food Systems Summit Dialogues to share progress and idea generation to date, and next steps in the summit process. We will have a<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>conversation about building frameworks for action as a part of the Summit and post-Summit engagement, and participants will be invited to reflect on current progress and share their thoughts and feedback.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Civil society has an essential role to play in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>shaping </span>the transformation<span class="apple-converted-space"> towards sustainable </span>food systems</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><i class="">Please feel free to send this as well to your CSO partners whom you think might be interested to participate in this process.</i></span><i class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Register</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">: Please register your attendance<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://bit.ly/CS-Forum1" style="text-decoration: underline;" class="">here on Eventbrite</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>prior to March 26.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Live</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">: This live Forum will be hosted on Zoom and the link to join will be provided in your Eventbrite registration confirmation email.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The Forum will be introduced by Dr. Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy to the UN Food Systems Summit, and<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>co-convened<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>by Martin Frick, Deputy Special Envoy and Mamadou Goita, Executive Director of the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternatives in Development (IRPAD) and Vice-Chair for Civil Society of the Food Systems Summit Champions Network. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">The Forum is free and open to the public.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">It will be in English with live captioning in Arabic, French and Spanish.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></li><li class="xxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Additional agenda information will be provided before the Forum.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></li><li class="xxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">For further information about the Summit, please </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">visit our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit/frequently-asked-questions" style="text-decoration: underline;" class="">FAQ</a>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Stay up to date by following the Summit on social media:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/FoodSystems/status/1370454071744856070" style="text-decoration: underline;" class="">Twitter</a>: @FoodSystems, Instagram : @UNFoodSystems,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/941787459895109/" style="text-decoration: underline;" class="">Facebook</a>: @UNFoodSystems.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Best regards,<br class="">Oliver</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><img border="0" id="Picture_x0020_1" style="" class="" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:image001.png@01D71A8D.EBE010C0"></span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 36pt; 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