Lauren M. Phillips

🌍 The UN Decade of #FamilyFarming is shaping lasting change in agrifood systems through stronger policy foundations. 🏛️ 👉 Check out the latest report on the implementation of the #UNDFF: bit.ly/4wAj9vW

Inclusive agrifood systems mean removing barriers, so everyone can participate and thrive. @FAO has joined the Global Disability Fund (@UN_GDF), alongside partners across the UN system and beyond. 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4u9PgAR

Transforming agrifood systems requires stronger collaboration. @FAO values the private sector’s innovation capacity, knowledge & skills, and relies on dialogue to shape evidence-based action and impact on the ground, said FAO's @LM_Phillips at the FAO Private Sector Consultation.

Collaboration across sectors is essential to advancing agrifood systems. At #INARC9, Director of Partnerships Lauren Phillips discussed how @FAO is expanding engagement with private sector actors - connecting innovation, investment, and technical expertise with country needs.

Pleased to welcome @FAO’s Director of Partnerships & UN Collaboration @LM_Phillips to Brussels! She met key FAO partners & spoke at @ForumForAg, where she also gave an interview—highlighting that stronger collaboration & enhanced financing are key to transforming agrifood systems

Agrifood systems face growing shocks – from climate to conflict. Closing the USD 680 billion annual financing gap calls for bold partnerships. @FAO’s Strategy for Private Sector Engagement 2026-2030 sets an action‑oriented path for people & the planet➡️ bit.ly/4sFqtDw

At the @ForumForAg in Brussels, @FAO’s Director of Partnerships & UN Collaboration @LM_Phillips highlighted the $ 680bn-per-year financing gap for agrifood systems transformation & the urgent need to innovate in finance & better target countries most vulnerable to climate change.

This International #ForestDay, build your restoration skills with @FAO’s free courses. Learn to plan, monitor and finance forest and landscape restoration… 🌲 and join a global community committed to protecting our forests!🌲 bit.ly/3Pdgw1U #FAOelearningAcademy

At the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event on Bananas as a Global Model for Agricultural Cooperation, @FAO's @ LM_Philips called for multistakeholder collaborations and reaffirmed our commitment to partnerships, citing the World Banana Forum as a successful example.

During the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event on Strategic Investment for Resilient Agrifood Systems, @FAO's @LM_Philips spoke on the need to improve financing impact in agrifood systems, and the role innovation and partnerships can play. #Partnerships4SDGs

Register for our virtual 2026 #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event to learn how strategic investments make #AgrifoodSystems more resilient. 📅 26 January 🕐 9:30-11:00 AM EST 📝Register here: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 💻More info: fao.org/partnerships/f… #Partnerships4SDGs

At @ItalyUN_NY's Group of Friends mtg on Food Security & Nutrition, @FAO’s @KazukiKitaoka & @LM_Phillips briefed Members on FAO's work to empower youth & ensure their participation in agrifood systems transformation. Read more⬇️ 🌍youth.world-food-forum.org/en 📗doi.org/10.4060/cd5886…

Empowered rural women build more resilient and sustainable futures for all. On this Day of #RuralWomen and as we mark #FAO80, let’s reaffirm our commitment to invest in and support their vital role in building a foods-secure future. #4Betters #IYWF2026 #LetsGrowEquality

WFF Ghana Youth Chapter Leader representing youth at the #AfricaFoodSystems Forum 2025 in Dakar, leading innovation for the future of food in Africa.

Today at #AFSF2025 in Dakar, we are presenting our report on Youth in Agrifood Systems, with insights from sub-Saharan Africa. Let’s work with Africa's youth to #MoveFoodForwad 📘 bit.ly/45xGRNW

🌍 Women power Africa’s agrifood systems but face huge gaps in land rights, wages & recognition. A new FAO–NRI–AWARD report launched at #AFSForum2025 calls for investing in women to unlock growth, food security & resilience. Read more 📖👉 bit.ly/4g11AgB

Famine is confirmed for the 1st time in #Gaza, @theIPCinfo warns. Over 500,000 people are affected, with conditions projected to spread further. @FAO @UNICEF @WFP @WHO urge an immediate ceasefire and full humanitarian access to stop deaths from hunger. fao.org/newsroom/detai…

Collective action for young people in agriculture is essential as they work to achieve more employment protections worldwide. UN News caught up with a deputy director at the Food and Agriculture Organization @FAO, during the #HLPF in NY. ⤵️ soundcloud.com/unradio/youth-…

.@FAONewYork welcomed youth for an engaging briefing on @FAO's 🆕 report 'The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems', with @LM_Phillips highlighting key opportunities, outcomes & policy options to engage youth in agrifood systems & #MoveFoodForward. 📗🔗doi.org/10.4060/cd5886…

During the #HLPF2025 event on financing for youth employment by @EAA_Foundation, @UNDP & @QatarAtUN, @FAO's @LM_Phillips reminded all present of the potential that youth have to #MoveFoodForward. More about youth in agrifood systems➡️ doi.org/10.4060/cd5886…