HE Mariam Almheiri urges G20 to back “Global Framework on Agriculture, Food Systems, and Climate” at the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit

  • Date: 18-Jun-2023
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Agriculture
  • Country:UAE
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HE Mariam Almheiri urges G20 to back “Global Framework on Agriculture, Food Systems, and Climate” at the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit

Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri , UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment : UAE and its partners are putting the final touches on the Global Framework on Agriculture, Food Systems, and Climate to enhance agricultural food systems within the global climate action. Key points : From 16th – 17th June, HE Mariam Almheiri met with G20 agriculture ministers to reaffirm their commitment to providing food security and nutrition for all. The meeting is the latest in the G20 A gricultural T rack series, focusing on enhancing international cooperation to establish inclusive , resilient , and sustainable agricultural and food systems. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and G20 Ministers of Agriculture met in Hyderabad, India, between June 16–17 to discuss the inclusive food and agriculture systems of the future. The group worked to finalise the G20 Agriculture Ministers' Declaration 2023, a document that reiterates the group’s collective commitment to ensure food security and nutrition for all. In the declaration, the G20 Agricultural Track highlighted their concerns about intensifying malnutrition rates and worsening global food insecurity in developing nations. They recognised that these challenges have been compounded by poverty,