Faith + Food Coalition

Global Reflections on Faith and Food Systems

Briefings leading up to UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment in July 2023

Multilateral Dialogues

A series of interfaith, multi-stakeholder dialogues that Informed the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.

Interfaith Statement

Issued in advance of the United Nations Food Systems Summit on September 17 , 2021

The Faith + Food Coalition is an initiative of the Center for Earth Ethics that brings together voices from around the world to contribute to the United Nations Food Systems Summit.

Since 2021, the Coalition has worked with UN agencies, Indigenous peoples, local communities, NGOs and grassroots organizations to offer multilateral, equitable and sustainable food system transition solutions. 

Reports

Building MENA Climate Resilience: Engaging Women of Faith in Food Systems Transformation

October 2022
Authors: Amel Lakhdari, Marium Husain, Steve Chiu, and Andrew Schwartz

Sustainable, Equitable, Resilient: An Ethical Approach to Global Food Systems

September 2021
Authors: Andrew Schwartz with the Faith + Food Coalition Steering Committee

To love a place is not enough. We must find ways to heal it.
- Robin Wall Kimmerer

2023 Dialogues

Leading up to the July 2023 UN Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment in Rome, the Faith + Food Coalition brought together faith leaders and UN decision-makers for the three-part series “Global Reflections on Faith and Food Systems.”

Dialogue 1: Policymakers and International Leaders Sharing Insights

Dialogue 2: Grassroots and Local Voices Leading the Change

2021-22 Dialogues

In 2021 and 2022, the Faith + Food Coalition organized a series of interfaith, multi-stakeholder dialogues that
informed the September 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit in New York.

Founding Organizations