UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake

The 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4), co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy, will convene from July 27-29, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This year's summit marks four years since the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, and serves as a platform for reflecting on progress, strengthening collaboration, and mobilizing investments to accelerate food systems transformation–with a focus on sustainable, inclusive, and resilient approaches. The first day of the summit will be an Action Day (July 27), followed by two days for the official Stocktake (July 28-29). Blue Food Assessment research, co-led by the Center for Ocean Solutions, helped to bring aquatic foods into the first UNFSS. Four years later, the Center will continue to engage with discussions on food systems transformation at the Summit as part of the Aquatic Blue Food Coalition, a multistakeholder group focused on fulfilling the potential of SDG14 (Life Below Water) for global food security, a resilient climate, and thriving biodiversity.

Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions at UNFSS+4

Shifting the narrative on blue foods to support people, nature, and climate

July 27 | 2-3:15pm | Small Briefing Room

This side event spotlights national leadership and multilateral efforts to elevate blue foods in policy and finance. Center for Ocean Solutions Engagement Project Manager Laura Anderson will join as a panelist to contribute to the exploration of practical entry points to integrate aquatic foods into national strategies, NDCs, and global frameworks such as SDG2, SDG14, and the Paris Agreement.

Organizers: The Aquatic Blue Food Coalition (ABFC); World Resources Institute (WRI); The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel)

Making food systems deliver where it counts

July 28 | 1-2:15pm | Small Briefing Room

This side event explores how countries can turn political commitment into measurable dietary change. The session will discuss practical strategies to ensure healthy diets are a guaranteed outcome of food systems transformation through policy integration, investment alignment, and country-led implementation.

Organizers: Aquatic Blue Food Coalition; Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi; African Development Bank; Ministry of Health, Malawi; Nutrition and Food Commission, Zambia; SDG2 Advocacy Hub; Zero Hunger Coalition