Several activities will take place to celebrate World Food Week/ World Food Day 2009 Events:

Monday, 12 October - Tuesday, 13 October at 9.30 hours - FAO Headquarters (Red Room): High-Level Expert Forum on “How to Feed the World in 2050”.

Monday, 12 October at 13.00 hours - FAO Headquarters (Atrium): Launching of the World Food Day Exhibit by International Alliance against Hunger (IAAH).

Monday, 12 October World Food Day Event on “Delivering on commitments to eradicate hunger and malnutrition by 2025” organized by International Alliance against Hunger (IAAH).

Tuesday, 13 October -Wednesday, 14 October, at 09.00 hours - FAO Headquarters (Mexico Room): High-Level External Committee on Millennium Development Goals – 4th Meeting.

Wednesday, 14 October at 10.00 hours at FAO Headquarters (Plenary Hall): Opening of Committee on World Food Security (CFS) – 35th Session.

Thursday, 15 October - 11.30 at Sala Pietro da Cortona, Campidoglio, Rome: Press Conference to launch the 4th Edition of the Run for Food Race.

Thursday, 15 October - 10.00 at FAO Headquarters (Austria Room): Seminar on “Revisiting Food Politics in Times of Crisis”.
Friday, 16 October at 10.30 hours at FAO Headquarters (Plenary Hall): World Food Day Official Ceremony.

Friday, 16 October at 12.45 hours at FAO Headquarters (Iran Room): Launch of the "Food Security and Climate Change Challenge Badge”: children and youth in action.

Friday, 16 October at 1.02 (afternoon) at FAO Headquarters (Atrium): Millennium Development Goals (MDG)/Stand Up “1.02” Campaign.

Friday, 16 October at 14.30 hours at FAO Headquarters (Austria Room): Panel on the Right to Food Toolbox.

Friday, 16 October at 14.30 hours at FAO Headquarters (Iran Room): Civil Society Organizations Roundtable on World Food Day theme.

Friday, 16 October at 14.30 hours at FAO Headquarters (Green Room): US Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome: 6th Annual George McGovern WFD Lecture on  “The Future of Food”, and documentary film, “Fresh”.

Friday, 16 October at 16.00 hours at Sala Sinopoli, Auditorium, Parco della Musica, Rome: FAO/Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma Red Carpet Event on “Together, everything is possible” with FAO Goodwill Ambassadors and documentary film on “The cove”.

Friday, 16 October at 21.00 hours at Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome: World Food Day  classical concert by Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma.

Saturday, 17 October at 9.30 hours at FAO Headquarters (Red Room): Closing Session of Committee on World Food Security (CFS).

Thursday, 22 October at 10.00 hours at FAO Headquarters (Iran Room): United Nations Women’s Guild of Rome Awards Ceremony for the Annual World Food Day Poster Competition.

Friday, 23 October at 9.00 hours at Stadium (Terme di Caracalla): 2nd  Edition of  Run for Food for Youth.

Saturday, 24 October at 18.00 hours at Stadium (Terme di Caracalla): 4th Edition of the Run for Food Race and FAO Staff Coop musical entertainment  and “Food Fair”.

Thursday, 29 October at 14.30 hours at UN Trusteeship Council Chamber (New York): Special Ceremony on World Food Day at the United Nations.