Videos
World Food Day 2025 Video Message by QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General
16/10/2025
World Food Day is on 16 October. It is celebrated in more than 150 countries with hundreds of events and initiatives, all promoting awareness of hunger and encouraging action for the future of food, people and the planet.
FAO MuNe: Food and Agriculture Museum & Network
16/10/2025
FAO opens its new Food and Agriculture Museum & Network (FAO MuNe) on 16 October 2025, on the occasion of World Food Day and the Organization’s 80th anniversary.
Discover the journey from seeds to foods – this October in Rome, Italy
01/10/2025
As part of FAO’s 80th anniversary, the First FAO Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods will bring together hundreds of exhibitors from around the world to celebrate agricultural heritage, showcase agricultural products and groundbreaking technologies that shape how we grow, share and enjoy fo...
The Italian Rugby Federation joins forces as FAO Champions for Junior World Food Day
06/10/2025
The Italian Rugby Federation joins forces to support Junior World Food Day, inspiring young athletes to raise awareness about food security and nutrition. Follow us to see how rugby and community come together for a better future!
The Federazione Italiana Rugby tackles food loss and waste through the power of sport
29/09/2025
On the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, the Federazione Italiana Rugby takes the field to show how the power of sport can inspire change.
FAO and the Italian Rugby Federation team up for FAO’s 80th anniversary
30/09/2025
To celebrate its 80th anniversary, FAO teams up with the Italian Rugby Federation for a special collaboration promoting sustainability, teamwork, and global food security. Watch as players join the movement to build a better future for people and the planet.
Introducing the Food and Agriculture Museum and Network
19/06/2025
On 16 October 2025, to mark FAO’s 80th anniversary and World Food Day, the Food and Agriculture Museum and Network (FAO MuNe) will open to the public at FAO headquarters in Rome.
Rome and FAO together for food education
23/06/2025
On the occasion of FAO’s 80th anniversary, the bond with the city of Rome is renewed with a new journey of discovery about food, agriculture and health for students, and from 16 October, with the new Food and Agriculture Museum and Network.
Transforming agrifood systems through shared learning
29/05/2025
Since 2021, the Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean (SFS-MED) Project (GCP/INT/748/ITA) has brought together voices from across the Mediterranean region to rethink agrifood systems through dialogue, shared learning and collective action. This video captures key moments from the SFS-M...
FAO and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii launch “Sustainable Pompeii” Educational Itinerary
22/05/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, inaugurated Sustainable Pompeii (Pompei Sostenibile) – a pioneering educational itinerary designed to connect the city’s archaeological heritage with the global effort t...
The Harlem Globetrotters: Junior World Food Day
07/03/2025
The Harlem Globetrotters have been working with FAO to ensure a better life for all. During their visit to Rome in October 2024, Joy "Ace" Porter and Darnell “Speedy” Artis participated in the FAO Junior World Food Day event and taught children in nearby Tor Bella Monaca some basketball tricks...
The Harlem Globetrotters and FAO working together to ensure a better life for all
09/03/2025
The Harlem Globetrotters have been working with FAO to ensure a better life for all. In 2024, the Harlem Globetrotters and FAO teamed up several times, including visiting an FAO-supported project to grow and prepare nutritious food in schools in the Dominican Republic, speaking with Roman chil...
FAO's 80th anniversary - 365 days of action
01/01/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations envisions a world where everyone has access to enough high-quality food to lead active healthy lives. Since 1945 FAO has strived to increase food security, promote sustainable agriculture and innovation, build resilience and empower people for a better life and future.
Right to Foods, the Harlem Globetrotters visit Tor Bella Monaca
19/10/2024
In occasion of Junior World Food Day, the Harlem Globetrotters' Arysia ‘Ace’ Porter and Darnell ‘Speedy’ Artis, visited the Roman neighborhood for an afternoon of play and fun with local kids.
World Food Day 2024 (long version)
10/10/2024
Food is a universal principle of life and a fundamental human right. Every individual should have access to sufficient amounts of nutritious, diverse, affordable, and safe foods. However, despite this right, hunger continues to be a widespread issue affecting millions of people around the world.
Italian President Mattarella meets FAO Director-General
08/10/2024
At the Quirinale Palace, QU Dongyu presents key themes for the upcoming World Food Forum and World Food Day
Celebrate Sustainable Gastronomy Day with FAO
18/06/2024
Celebrate sustainable gastronomy with FAO by thinking about what you eat, how it’s prepared and where it comes from.
Waris Ahluwalia exchanging with his mother on the importance of tea on International Tea Day 2024
21/05/2024
For International Tea Day 2024, multi-hyphenate (actor-model-designer-entrepreneur) Waris Ahluwalia - who was born in Punjab, India - exchanges with his mother, Durshan Ahluwalia on the importance of tea, and the importance of tea in their lives. Film directed by Danny Sangra.
International Te...
Inauguration of the FAO Park educational itinerary
29/03/2024
On the grounds of Rome’s Villa Doria Pamphilj, the Global Library of Trees and Flowers – FAO Park is coming alive. Various species of trees and plants from 7 geographical areas worldwide are thriving, painting a picture of biodiversity and sustainability.
Inside FAO Headquarters
26/01/2024
Frammenti d'arte is a TV programme on RaiNews that focuses on art. This episode features the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy