The African Union Commission in collaboration with the NEPAD Agency, FAO, and WHO organized a two-day Continental Symposium on the theme ‘Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition' on 16th-17th November 2017. This event was followed by the commemoration of the 8th African Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) on 18th November 2017 in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. The overall objective of the meeting was to recognize the long-term benefits of sustainable food systems for healthier diets and improved nutrition on the socio-economic development of Africa and create the platform for stakeholders to re-commit to dedicate resources for sustained and coherent implementation of the various policies, programs and initiatives to impact nutrition and health. For more details, click here.