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What is World Food Day
World Food Day (WFD) was established by FAO's Member Countries at the Organization's Twentieth General Conference in November 1979. The date chosen - 16 October - is the anniversary of FAO.
It has since been observed every year in more than 150 countries.
Full text of the fact sheet document 2001
FAO Resolutions and UNGA Resolution on World Food Day
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 35/70
Resolution 1/79 Resolution 7/81 Resolution 5/83 Resolution 2/87
Resolution 4/93 Resolution 1/95 Resolution 3/97
The Fiftieth Anniversary Declaration on Food and Agriculture
WFD from 1981 to date
1981 - Food Comes First - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
Mr. Willy Brandt, Chairman of the Independent Commission on International Development Issues
1982 - Food Comes First - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
His Royal Highness Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, Special Envoy for the U.N. Children's Fund and President of the Arab Gulf Programme for the U.N. Development Organizations
1983 - Food Security - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden
1984 - Women in Agriculture- Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Sandro Pertini, President of the Republic of Italy
H.E. Mr. Abdou Diouf, President of the Republic of Senegal
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
Professor J.K. Galbraith, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Harvard University
1985 - Rural Poverty - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Francesco Cossiga, President of the Republic of Italy
Keynote speakers at the ceremony for the 40th anniversary of FAO:
Mr. F. Mitterrand, President of the Republic of France
President Soeharto of the Republic of Indonesia
1986 - Fishermen and Fishing Communities - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Ms. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of the Republic of Iceland
1987 - Small Farmers - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Giovanni Goria, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar; United Nations Secretary-General
1988 - Rural Youth - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Mário Soares, President of the Portuguese Republic
1989 - Food and the Environment - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Ruud F.M. Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
Mr. Clayton Yeutter, Secretary of Agriculture of USA
1990 - Food for the Future - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
Mr. Enrique Barón Crespo, President of the European Parliament
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
Mr. K. de la Garza, Chairman, Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives of USA
1991 - Trees for Life - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of the Republic of Tunisia
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
Mr. William H. McKnight, Minister of Agriculture of Canada
1992 - Food and Nutrition - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Ms. Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
1993 - Harvesting Nature's Diversity - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Jacques Chirac, Mayor of Paris and former Prime Minister of the French Republic
1994 - Water for Life - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, President of the Republic of Chile
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
H.E. the Rt. Hon. James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1995 - Food for All - Posters
WFD Ceremony:
H.E. Mr. Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada
1996 - Fighting Hunger and Malnutrition - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Mr. Henri Konan Bédié, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
Dr.Ivan L. Head, O.C., Professor of South-North Relations, University of British Columbia and former President, International Development Research Centre
DG's Speeches:
Statement on the Occasion of World Food Day Rome, Italy, 16 October 1996
Statement on the Occasion of the Celebration of World Food Day United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA, 5 October 1996
1997 - Investing in Food Security - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
His Majesty Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
His Excellency René Préval, President of Haiti
DG's Speeches:
Déclaration à l'occasion de la célébration de la Journée mondiale de l'alimentation Siège des Nations Unies, New York, Etats-Unis, le 21 octobre 1997(Available in French only)
Statement on the occasion of World Food Day 1997 Plenary Hall, FAO Rome, Italy, 16 October 1997
1998 - Women Feed the World - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Senator Rino Serri, Under-Secretary of State, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
Mr. Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General
DG's Speeches:
Celebration of World Food Day Rome, Italy, 16 October 1998
Press releases:
| PR 98/16 | FAO ANNOUNCES THEME FOR WORLD FOOD DAY 1998: "WOMEN FEED THE WORLD" |
1999 - Youth Against Hunger - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
His Excellency Rudolf Schuster, President of the Slovak Republic
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, President, Swaminathan Research Foundation and former Chairman of the FAO Council and former Director-General of the International Rice Research Institute
DG's Speeches:
"Youth against Hunger" Message on the occasion of World Food Day and TeleFood 1999
Statement delivered at the World Food Day Ceremony Rome, Italy, 15 October 1999
Press releases:
| PR 99/25 | FAO ANNOUNCES THEME FOR WORLD FOOD DAY/TELEFOOD 1999: "YOUTH AGAINST HUNGER" |
| PR 99/60 | FAO NAMES FOUR AMBASSADORS; PREPARES FOR WORLD FOOD DAY 1999 |
2000 - A Millennium Free from Hunger - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Owen Seymour Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
H.E. Harri Holkieri, President, UN General Assembly and former Prime Minister of Finland
DG's Speeches:
Statement by the Director-General on the occasion of World Food Day and TeleFood 2000
"A Millennium Free from Hunger" Message on the occasion of World Food Day and TeleFood 2000
Press releases:
2001 - Fight Hunger to Reduce Poverty - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
H.E. Dr. Johnannes Rau, President of the Federal Republic of Germany
Keynote Speakers at WFD Observance in New York:
His Excellency Ambassador George McGovern, USA Ambassador to the Food Agencies in Rome
DG's Speeches:
FAO Director-General's Message on the occasion of World Food Day and TeleFood 2001
"Presentation of highlights of World Food Day activities in selected FAO member countries" by Ms. Carleen Gardner, Assistant Director-General, Department of General Affairs and Information.
Speech by Federal President Johannes Rau to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marking World Food Day - Germany President's Page - Photos
Press releases:
2002 - Water: source of Food Security - Posters
WFD Ceremony at FAO Headquarters:
His Excellency, Hugo Cháves Frias, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
DG's Speeches:
Message of the Director-General for World Food Day 2002
Statement by the Director-General World Food Day Ceremony - Theme: "Water: source of food security"
Press releases:
World Food Summit: five years later: Securing enough food from limited water supplies
International Year of Mountains: Issues: Mountain waters
More FAO material on WFD
World Food Day web site- 16 October 2001
World Food Day web site- 16 October 2000
"A Millennium Free from Hunger"
