The consortium’s efforts will connect directly to the existing USP2030 partnership, goals and framework. The additional effort to enhance linkages is designed to complement existing USP2030 Partnership work, bringing a specific perspective on food systems (including food security and nutrition) considerations within social protection through the establishment of a dedicated Working Group. Situating an ongoing coordination effort within the USP2030 architecture is designed to avoid duplication of efforts, generate additional momentum towards USP2030 goals by directing food system actors’ interest in social protection towards the USP2030 Partnership as the primary platform of reference, and complement the current USP2030 agenda. Specifically, USP2030 aims to support countries in designing and implementing universal and sustainable social protection systems through which all people are covered by certain risk mitigation mechanisms and have access to the support when they need.

The proposed consortium also aims at coordinating with and complementing the work of other emerging coalitions, particularly the Nutrition and Zero Hunger, the Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems, the HDP Nexus and the Living Incomes and Decent Work Coalitions. Lastly, the consortium seeks to build upon and realise national food systems transformation pathways by supporting the implementation of appropriate social protection systems to reduce poverty, hunger and malnutrition and promote decent work and sustainable livelihoods. (As of 16 September 2021, 19 countries have mentioned social protection as part of their national pathways for food systems transformation).