World Food Week/World Food Day 2011 Events

Date

Event

Location

Time

Thursday, 13 October

Press Conference to launch the
6th Edition of the Run for Food Race

Campidoglio, Rome

12.30

Friday, 14 October

US Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome
8th  Annual George McGovern WFD Lecture by Roger Thurow

Green Room

10.00

Friday, 14 October

FAO Crisis Management Centre – Animal Health
5th Anniversary Event

Green Room

12.00

Friday, 14 October

International Catholic Rural Association (ICRA) Roman Forum
on World Food Day theme

Austria Room

15.00

Sunday, 16 October

World Food Day
6th Edition of the Run for Food Race and
FAO Staff Coop Cultural Show and “Food Fair”

Stadium (Terme di Caracalla)

10.00

Monday, 17 October to
Tuesday, 18 October

United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) Meeting

Mexico Room/Lebanon Room

8.30

Monday, 17 October

Launching of the World Food Week Exhibition by Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition (AAHM) with focus on the Save Food Exhibition

Atrium

09.00 

Monday,
17 October

World Food Day Ceremony

Plenary Hall

09.30

Monday,
17 October

NGO/CSO Forum on World Food Day

Lebanon Room

12.30

Monday,
17 October

Opening of Committee on World Food Security
(CFS) – 37th Session

Plenary Hall 

14.30

Monday,
17 October

Roma InConTra event with the participation of the
Heads of Rome Based Agencies with  the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Mayor of Rome


Ara Pacis, Romel 

17.00

Monday,
17 October

World Food Day Concert by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma with Maestro Francesco La Vecchia

Auditorium Conciliazione

20.30

Tuesday, 18 October

Private Sector Forum

Austria Room

12.30

Tuesday, 18 October

Unveiling of the Freedom from Rinderpest Monument

Ministry of Health, EUR, Rome

12.30

Thursday,
20 October

Signing ceremony between
United States Peace Corps-FAO-World Food Programme

Atrium

15.00

Friday,
21 October

Seminar on "Save food"

Iran Room

10.00

Saturday,
22 October

Closing Session of Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

Plenary Hall

09.30

Monday, 24 October

Conference on "The Sustainability of the Food Systems and Diets For Stability" in collaboration with Federalimentare, with the art exhibition "Responsible Art for Food", in collaboration with Istituto Archivi Legali Amedeo Modigliani

Green Room
and Flag Room

09.00

Thursday,
27 October

United Nations Women's Guild World Food Day
Poster Competition Awarding Ceremony

Iran Room

10.00

Thursday, 27 October

World Food Day Special Ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters

New York

13.00

World Food Day 2011 theme: Food prices - From crisis to stability
World Food Day 2011 theme: Food prices - From crisis to stability
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