Smart Net-Zero

July 27–29, 2025 | In-person | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Source |

Co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy, the Summit marks the fourth anniversary of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit. It will open with high-level participation from the UN Secretary-General, Heads of State, civil society, youth, Indigenous Peoples, small-scale farmers, and women’s groups. Key objectives include assessing global and national progress in food systems transformation, enhancing multi-stakeholder accountability, and unlocking public, private, and concessional finance—particularly for SMEs, research, innovation, and climate-resilient infrastructure. Through structured investment dialogues, ministerial roundtables, high-level panels, and side events, UNFSS+4 aims to catalyze transformative pathways aligned with the 2030 SDGs. Regional preparatory meetings held earlier in 2025 will inform the Summit’s agenda.