Since 1997
the Global Child Nutrition Forum has been a catalyst for expanding and improving school meal programs worldwide.
The Global Child Nutrition Forum is a multi-day conference designed to foster learning, collaboration, and technical support for countries developing and implementing sustainable school feeding programs.
Organized by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation, the Global Child Nutrition Forum unites representatives from governments, businesses, international organizations, NGOs, and academic institutions to share knowledge and strategies for improving school feeding and child nutrition worldwide.
Since the creation of the School Meals Coalition (SMC), the Global Child Nutrition Forum is hosted every other year in coordination with the biennial SMC Ministerial meeting.
Past Forums & Resources
2024 Forum - Osaka, Japan
The 24th Global Child Nutrition Forum was organized by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) in cooperation with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA); the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT); the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF); the School Meals Coalition; and International Child Nutrition Japan.
Held on December 9th – 12th, 2024, the Forum brought together 408 participants from 82 countries around the world.
2024 Forum Report
COMING SOON!
2024 Forum Communiqué
2024 Forum Resources and Materials
2022 Forum - Cotonou, Benin
The 23rd Global Child Nutrition Forum was organized by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Benin, Catholic Relief Services, and the United Nations World Food Programme.
Held on October 24th – 27th, 2022, the Forum brough together 244 participants from over 44 countries around the world.
2022 Forum Report
2022 Forum Communiqué
2022 Forum Resources and Materials
2020 Forum - Virtual Forum
In light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 22nd Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum was held virtually in a series of related events from October 26th – November 12th, 2020
2020 Forum Communiqué
2020 Forum Resources and Materials
2019 Foum - Siem Reap, Cambodia
2019 Forum – Siem Reap, Cambodia
The 21st Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum took place December 2-6, 2019 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Organized annually by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Centre of Excellence against Hunger, for the first time in its history, the Forum was held in the Southeast Asia region, which was made possible thanks to the Kingdom of Cambodia Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport, serving as the host organization.
This five-day event brought together 357 leaders representing 70 countries, hailing from the political, humanitarian, community and institutional realms.
Communiques
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Forum Report
2018 Forum - Tunis, Tunisia
2018 Forum – Tunis, Tunisia
The 20th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum took place October 21-25, 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia. The 2018 Forum theme was National School Meal Programs for Food and Nutrition Security and Multiple Social Benefits.
Organized annually by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Centre of Excellence against Hunger, for the first time in its history, the Forum was held in the Middle East North Africa region, which was made possible thanks to the Government of the Republic of Tunisia, serving as the host organization, and the WFP Tunisia Country Office supporting the organization of the event.
This five-day event brought together 363 leaders, including 197 women, representing 61 countries, hailing from the political, humanitarian, community and institutional realms.
Communique
Forum Reports
2017 Forum - Montréal, Canada
2017 Forum – Montréal, Canada
The 19th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum took place September 17-21, 2017 in Montréal, Canada. The 2017 Forum theme was Bridge to Sustainable Development through School Meal Programs: Engaging Local, National, Regional, and Global Communities.
Organized annually by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Centre of Excellence against Hunger, for the first time in its history, the Forum was held on Canadian soil, which was made possible thanks to the Breakfast Club of Canada, serving as the host organization.
This five-day event brought together nearly 300 leaders, representing 59 countries, hailing from the political, humanitarian, community and institutional realms.
Communique
Forum Reports
2016 Forum - Yerevan, Armenia
The 18th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum, organized by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation and World Food Programme Centre of Excellence against Hunger in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Armenia, brought representatives from 45 countries together in Yerevan, Armenia under the theme, Building Powerful and Durable National School Meal Programmes.
This five-day event gathered over 240 school meal supporters to meet and discuss ways to improve school meal programs. The Forum highlighted opportunities to build the investment case and political support needed to ensure that programs thrive over time. As the largest school feeding meeting in the world, the Forum provides a space for school practitioners, governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to find new ways of learning from, understanding, and working with each other to build sustainable, durable national school meal programs.
2015 Forum - Sal Island, Cabo Verde
The 17th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum occurred from September 28 to October 2 on Sal Island, Cabo Verde. Organized by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation and the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger and hosted by the Cabo Verdean Foundation for Social and School Action (FICASE) and Cabo Verde’s Ministry of Education and Sports.
43 countries were represented across the 256 participants. The 2015 Forum theme was Innovative Financing for Nutrition-Based School Feeding Programs, selected due to 2014 Forum participant interest in more in-depth conversation about the topic.
The 18th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum, organized by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation and World Food Programme Centre of Excellence against Hunger in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Armenia, brought representatives from 45 countries together in Yerevan, Armenia under the theme, Building Powerful and Durable National School Meal Programmes.
This five-day event gathered over 240 school meal supporters to meet and discuss ways to improve school meal programs. The Forum highlighted opportunities to build the investment case and political support needed to ensure that programs thrive over time. As the largest school feeding meeting in the world, the Forum provides a space for school practitioners, governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to find new ways of learning from, understanding, and working with each other to build sustainable, durable national school meal programs.
The 17th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum occurred from September 28 to October 2 on Sal Island, Cabo Verde. Organized by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation and the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger and hosted by the Cabo Verdean Foundation for Social and School Action (FICASE) and Cabo Verde’s Ministry of Education and Sports.
43 countries were represented across the 256 participants. The 2015 Forum theme was Innovative Financing for Nutrition-Based School Feeding Programs, selected due to 2014 Forum participant interest in more in-depth conversation about the topic.
