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Empowering youth to shaping a sustainable future
24/11/2025
During the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, Deloitte organized an engaging youth exhibition titled “Empowering youth to shape a sustainable future”. The booth brought together young leaders, students and professionals to explore how inclusive innovation and education can transform agrifood systems and drive sustainability.
Empowering farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises against climate shocks
14/11/2025
During the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) flagship week, the Institute of International Organizations and Global Governance (IOG) hosted an engaging youth side event titled “Empowering farmers and small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) against climate shocks”
Youth Assembly capacity development session: Youth position on agrifood systems in NDCs 3.0 ahead of COP30
08/08/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF)'s Youth Assembly, in collaboration with YOUNGO, the Non Aligned Movement Youth Organization, ProVeg International and the International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS), hosted a youth-led capacity development session entitled “Youth position on agrifood systems in NDCs 3.0 ahead of COP30”.
From Rome to Baku! The WFF Youth Assembly goes to COP29
12/11/2024
The Youth Assembly's outcomes will guide the advocacy efforts of the WFF's YPB and partner organizations at the upcoming COP29.
WFF Youth Assembly: Outcomes of the Discussions on COP27
15/11/2022
While we currently produce enough food to feed every man, woman and child in the world, in 2021 there were still up to 828 million people who were hungry.
WFF Youth Assembly: Agriculture at COP27 - Gaps and Proposed Actions
15/11/2022
The discussions on COP27 during the World Food Forum’s (WFF) Youth Action Assembly revolved around the key themes identified in the YOUNGO Agriculture Working Group document for COP27.
Youth Tackling Water and Food Challenges Head-On: The World Food Forum Attends the 2023 UN Water Conference in NYC
27/03/2023
The World Food Forum (WFF) attended the 2023 UN Water Conference, co-organizing several events and participating in various meetings to discuss the ongoing global water crisis and the role of youth in addressing it
The World Food Forum Promotes Youth Voices at the Annual Forum of GACSA
17/05/2023
The WFF hosted a lively and interactive session to present evidence to the fact that youth is the future of an effective and sustainable agrifood systems transformation.
WFF co-organizes side event on “A generational Challenge in Agriculture” at the 2023 UN Water Conference
24/03/2023
The World Food Forum (WFF) co-organized a side at the UN Water Conference on 24 March, together with several partners.
WFF co-organizes special event on “The Economics of Water” at the 2023 UN Water Conference
24/03/2023
The World Food Forum (WFF) co-organized a special event at the UN Water Conference on 23 March.
Behavioural Science Shark Tank: Can children and youth really create impact in addressing the climate crisis?
08/09/2021
Behaviour Science experts will examine the education and youth action case studies “pitched” and discuss how these can be improved to create larger impacts and real change in individuals, communities and national actions.
Pre-COP 26: Harnessing the power of Youth for enhanced climate action in the lead-up to COP 26
20/09/2021
The Pre-Cop event "Harnessing the power of youth for enhanced climate action in the lead up to COP 26" is a joint collaboration between the World Food Forum and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
WFF Masterclass: Integral Ecology
08/07/2021
Young economists, entrepreneurs and change-makers are invited to explore models for infusing economics with ethical values on 15 July 2021 in a 90-minute World Food Forum (WFF) Masterclass on “Integral Ecology,” hosted by the Economy of Francesco (EoF).