World Food Day16 OctoberEvery year on 16 October, World Food Day is observed in more than 150 countries. On that day, news articles and opinion pieces focus on hunger and related issues. Schoolchildren write essays and design posters. Symposia, debates and ceremonies are held. Candlelight vigils, footraces , fundraising concerts and sporting events take place.
The theme of World Food Day in 2008 is: "World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy".
Learn more. | People helping peopleEventsRaising awareness about hunger mobilizes energy to find solutions. A campaign of concerts, sporting events and other activities harnesses the power of media, celebrities and people like you in the fight against hunger. USD22 million raisedTelevision drives, concerts and other events around the world have brought in over USD 22 million so far. Since 1997 when public fundraising began, 100 percent of all donations has been used to pay for small-scale projects that help poor families produce or buy more food. | Star power!Goodwill AmbassadorsWell known figures from the worlds of sport, science and the arts attract public and media attention and help build support for a world without hunger.Singers like Miriam Makeba, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Youssou N'dour, athletes like Raúl and Roberto Baggio, Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini and many others lend their time, energy and public appeal to the cause.
Meet the Goodwill Ambassadors. |
