YM22 - Youth leadership across the Rio Conventions: Integrated action for sustainable agrifood systems.



October 13, 2026, at 11:00 Rome time, the technical session entitled The YM22 - Youth leadership across the Rio Conventions: Integrated action for sustainable agrifood systems will be an official session at the 2026 World Food Forum Flagship Event hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the Iran Room at FAO Headquarters (Rome, Italy)

Key Focus & Objectives
Synergies Across Conventions: Connects young leaders and bridges the three Rio Conventions—climate change (UNFCCC), biodiversity (CBD), and desertification (UNCCD)—through the lens of agrifood systems
Capacity Building: Strengthens young people's understanding of how these policy frameworks intersect to transform global food and agricultural systems.
Practical Tools: Equips young professionals and changemakers with actionable advocacy skills and cross-sectoral partnership networks.

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