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GCNF provides governments and their partners with knowledge, tools, and connections to build high-quality school meal programs.

Learn more at www.gcnf.org

Flagship Programs:
🔹Global Child Nutrition Forum
🔹Global Survey of School Meal Programs©
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We invite you to follow along as GCNF Executive Director Arlene Mitchell joins global experts at the #COP30 Action on Food Hub Plenary to explore overcoming obstacles to #SchoolMeals.

Join the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/V31G8_h...

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November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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🗓️Join us for the next @ifpri.org & GCNF Research Webinar Series session on Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF): Evaluating the Impacts of HGSF Procurement and Delivery Models, with featured country experience from #Cambodia.

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November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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🌱 Opening today at #COP30, the Growing Innovations Showcase in the #AgriZone spotlights groundbreaking solutions — from AI-driven weather insights to soil health — helping the world grow, feed, and adapt. If you're in Belem, join us!

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November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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COP30 kicks off this week in Belém, Brazil, with the U.S. — the world’s largest historic climate polluter — conspicuously absent. Here’s what we’ll be following as the conference proceeds: www.iatp.org/what-will-co...
Emissions targets, carbon markets, and space for new leadership: What will come of COP30?
In 2015, at the 21st U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP21), 195 countries around the world launched the Paris Agreement, an historic effort to save the planet, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and respo...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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#SchoolMeals help transform food systems, strengthen rural economies, and improve child nutrition.

The next session in the @ifpri.org & GCNF Research Webinar Series will explore emerging evidence on the impacts of Home-Grown School Feeding approaches.

➡️Register today! bit.ly/3JVpazR
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Last week, GCNF's Arlene Mitchell joined the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit in Chile spotlight how #SchoolMeals power #nutrition, #sustainability, and resilient food systems worldwide.

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October 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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📆Join us for the next @ifpri.org & GCNF Research Webinar Series session to learn how improved data can guide more nutritious, balanced #SchoolMeals that support children’s growth and lifelong health.

➡️Register today! www.ifpri.org/event/whats-...
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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We're still feeling inspired by the connections and conversations at #FNCE2025!

A highlight of the conference was the “Putting Child Nutrition on the Map" session, where GCNF's Deputy Director, Heidi Kessler, took attendees through a journey of #SchoolMeals around the world.
October 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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"School meals are more than a social program, they’re a smart economic investment."

At the 2025 Borlaug Dialogue, Catherine Bertini, GCNF Honorary Advisor, shared powerful insights on the role of #SchoolMeals as drivers of economic growth & trade.

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October 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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How can #SchoolMeals help address both hunger and obesity?

The next @ifpri.org & GCNF Research Webinar Series session will explore how improved data can guide more nutritious, balanced school meals that support children’s growth and lifelong health.

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October 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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🍙✨Are you in #Seattle & curious about Japanese food traditions & #SchoolMeals?

Join us this Saturday for a celebration of traditional Japanese cuisine with a focus on Japan's approach to nutrition education!

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October 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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🌍This #WorldFoodDay, we spotlight #Zambia — host of the 2026 Global Child Nutrition Forum — and how it’s turning the page for #SchoolMeals through its Home-Grown School Feeding Programme.

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Home Grown School Feeding: How Zambia is Turning the Page
The 2026 Global Child Nutrition Forum will be hosted in Lusaka, Zambia — a country that’s turning the page in home-grown school feeding. Zambia’s program is not only ensuring that children start each ...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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🗓 Join us on October 16th for the next @ifpri.org &
GCNF Research Webinar to learn more about the environmental, economic, and social tradeoffs of scaling regenerative feeding models, and how #SchoolMeals can support children and the planet.🌱

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October 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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When girls are nourished and supported, there is no height they can't reach.🏔️✨

On this #DayoftheGirl, we celebrate Nimdoma Sherpa—once a student receiving #SchoolMeals in Nepal, later the youngest woman to summit Everest.

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October 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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🌏Last week, GCNF's Deputy Director Heidi Kessler joined leaders from across sectors at the #MIGlobal Milken Institute Asia Summit to discuss how we can build healthier, more sustainable #SchoolMeals for children around the world.

➡️View the recording milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/...

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October 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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🌎🥣How can #SchoolMeals serve both children and the planet? Join GCNF and @ifpri.org to explore how school meal programs intersect with #regenerative #agriculture.

➡️Register today! www.ifpri.org/event/optimi...
October 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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📅Oct. 1st |🕧12:30PM SGT Join us live at the @milkeninstitute.org Asia Summit for a dynamic conversation on how public-private partnerships can support #SchoolMeals and help transform children's diets.

➡️ Watch the #MIglobal live stream: milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/...
September 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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🗓️ Join us on October 1st for the next session in the @ifpri.org & GCNF Research Webinar Series! Discover how #SchoolMeals and school food environments can be optimized for #health, #sustainability, and cultural relevance.

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September 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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According to the latest Global Survey of School Meal Programs©, 8⃣1⃣% of programs have taken steps to reduce food loss and waste.

Read the interview with Food for All Africa to learn how food banks can amplify these efforts by recovering surplus food.

#FLWDay

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Bridging the Gap: How Food Banks Can Help School Meal Programs ServeMore Fresh, Safe, and Sustainable Food
Discover how food banks can support school meal programs in providing fresher, safer, and more sustainable food to students through smart partnerships and resources.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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🥣🌍If we are serious about #education and universal access to #SchoolMeals, we must first address the barriers.

An important roundtable discussion on the need for stronger data and the importance of monitoring progress, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Denmark at #UNGA80.
September 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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🌱At #UNGA80, the Minister of Education of #Somalia announced a dedicated budget line for #SchoolMeals starting in 2026, along with the integration of regenerative school meals into the country’s climate action plan—an inspiring commitment to people & planet!

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September 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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🌎🥣#SchoolMeals are an investment in children and communities.

Last week, GCNF joined partners in #Brazil for the 2nd Global Summit of the School Meals Coalition to proudly advocate for the essential role of civil society in building sustainable, inclusive school meals.
September 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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🥣School food environments shape the way children encounter food — from the #SchoolMeals on their plate to the messages on classroom walls.

This @ifpri.org & GCNF webinar will explore research from #Sweden & #Ghana and lessons from #Lebanon.

Register➡️http://bit.ly/3IeIRSy
September 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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✨As the 2nd Global Summit of the School Meals Coalition comes to a close, we are pleased to announce the location for the 2026 Global Child Nutrition Forum!

🗓️Plan ahead - early November 2026 in Lusaka, #Zambia!

More details coming soon! www.gcnf.org/events/forum/
September 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Read the Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Network for #SchoolMeals joint call for urgent action and stronger collaboration with governments and donors.

GCNF is proud to support this effort and highlight the vital role of CSOs.

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Cambodia Community Roots, Brighter Futures: How Cambodian Parents Are Transforming School Meals
The initiative is a community-led effort, independent of government mandates or donor-driven campaigns. It is steadily transforming school nutrition through the regular inclusion of locally sourced fo...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM