FY2024 GFN Annual Report Nourshing People and Planet - Flipbook - Page 17
Unlocking Partnerships
Forging new partnerships and deepening existing ones were crucial in FY2024, as partners
provide essential knowledge, expertise, resources, and connections that enable our Network
to expand its reach and address food insecurity and climate change more effectively.
In 2023, GFN hosted the Global Food Security Summit in New Delhi, India, bringing together
government officials, business leaders, academics, and food experts to discuss global and
Indian food security challenges during India’s G20 presidency.
GFN and food banks in Argentina, Chile, Columbia, and Israel received $500,000 each
through Citi Foundation’s Global Innovation Challenge, a $25 million initiative to improve food
security and strengthen the financial health of low-income communities.
At COP29 in Dubai, GFN hosted “Food Loss and Waste Day” at the Food Systems Pavilion,
a series of sessions focused on food system transformation, highlighting the connection
between food loss and waste and climate action. GFN also participated in the launch of
Reducing Food Loss & Waste: A Roadmap for Philanthropy and supported the Non-State
Actors Call to Action for Transforming Food Systems for People, Nature, and Climate,
which was signed by over 200 entities.
In May 2024, GFN and PIMCO won a Halo Gold Award at the Engage For Good Conference
for the “Powering Food Banks for Zero Hunger” initiative, a five-year, $10 million partnership
supporting food banks around the world.
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