Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

16 October 2025

World Food Day

World Food Day

Thank you! 

Thank you everyone for joining the World Food Day global call to action, showing that together we can be the change.  

Stay tuned for World Food Day 2026! 

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World Food Day Poster Contest 2025

Congratulations to the winners of World Food Day 2025 Poster Contest!

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Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future

World Food Day 2025 called for global collaboration in creating a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure future. By working together, across governments, organizations, sectors, and communities, we can transform agrifood systems to ensure that everyone has access to a healthy diet, living in harmony with the planet.

See what happened around the world!

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World Food Day 2025
14/10/2025

Discover the Food and Agriculture Museum and Network

Spark your curiosity at FAO MuNe, where digital innovation, art, and food cultures blend to bring agrifood traditions to life. From artistic objects and immersive multimedia installations to live workshops, cooking labs and exhibits on rotation, there will always be something new to explore.

Learn more about FAO MuNe experiences and book your visit - we're waiting for you!

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Celebrating #FoodHeroes

Across the globe, women, men, boys and girls are supporting and empowering their communities through food action, making a positive impact even amidst global challenges.

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#FoodHeroes

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Across the world, people are unleashing their creativity and raising awareness about World Food Day. From marathons and hunger marches to exhibitions, cultural performances, contests, and concerts, people in nearly 150 countries join together in response to the global call for action. NGOs, journalists, governments, cities, civil society organizations, and individuals, including youth, seize this opportunity to unite and inspire meaningful change. 

Check out the wide variety of events taking place and discover the World Food Day Friends that lending their voices to show support! 

Zangiata (Uzbekistan)

World Food Day: Healthy Food — Healthy Future
19/11/2025

As established by the FAO Conference in 1979, World Food Day is celebrated annually across the globe. The day aims to draw attention to issues of...

Metropolitan City of Genoa (Italy)

FAO WORLD FOOD DAY HAND IN HAND - CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 26, 2025: “Well-being, Health, and Sustainability: The Bioactive Heritage of the Ligurian Mediterranean Diet”
26/11/2025

In celebration of FAO World Food Day 2025 and the fifteen-year anniversary of the Mediterranean Diet’s recognition...

Genoa (Italy)

FAO WORLD FOOD DAY HAND IN HAND - CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 12, 2025: “Well-being, Health, and Sustainability: The Bioactive Heritage of the Ligurian Mediterranean Diet”
12/11/2025

In celebration of FAO World Food Day 2025 and the fifteen-year anniversary of the Mediterranean Diet’s recognition...

Metropolitan City of Genoa (Italy)

FAO WORLD FOOD DAY HAND IN HAND - CONFERENCE DICEMBER 12, 2025: “Well-being, Health, and Sustainability: The Bioactive Heritage of the Ligurian Mediterranean Diet”
12/12/2025 - 12/12/2012

In celebration of FAO World Food Day 2025 and the fifteen-year anniversary of the Mediterranean...

Algeria (Algeria)

Célébration de la Journée mondiale de l’alimentation 2025 en Algérie: “Main dans la main pour de meilleurs aliments et un meilleur avenir”
15/10/2025 - 15/10/2025

Alger, 16 octobre 2025 — La FAO et le Ministère de l’Agriculture,...

World Food Day - It's your day!

Collective action across 150 countries worldwide, in up to 50 languages, is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, municipalities, businesses, CSOs, the media, the public, even youth. They promote worldwide awareness of hunger and promote action for the future of food, people and the planet. 

Together we can create a better, more sustainable food future for all. Make #WorldFoodDay YOUR day. Join the call by organizing an event or activity or show how you are taking action. 

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