Working for better production; better nutrition; better environment; and better life, leaving no one behind. FAO works with Goodwill Ambassadors and Champions across campaigns and initiatives to inspire people around the globe to engage with FAO's work on achieving global food security.
At a time when escalating threats demand that we act without delay to safeguard life, transform our agrifood systems to future-proof our planet and lock in sustainable outcomes, these valued individuals are making a significant impact.
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Harlem Globetrotters slam-dunk healthy eating at a Chilean school
The event, held in Santiago, brought together children and families for an educational and recreational day highlighting the importance of healthy eating and physical activity for people's well-being.
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World Food Day 2026: Make innovation inclusive and impactful for resilient agrifood systems.
FAO Director-General and Pope Leo XIV emphasize the role of farmers and people in the use and development of new technologies
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FAO Champions Inspire Youth at Junior World Food Day
Through sport, cooking and responsible fashion, the event showed young people how innovation and everyday choices can help build healthier, more sustainable food systems.
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Beyond the kitchen: FAO and IRENA highlight clean cooking's role in transforming agrifood systems at SIF2026
Cooking is an everyday act that connects farmers, cooks, families and consumers. Yet, for more than two billion people, preparing food means relying on coal, fuelwood and other polluting fuels that harm health, degrade the environment and limit opportunities for nutrition and development.
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FAO Goodwill Ambassadors and Champions Rally Behind the Fight Against Food Loss and Waste
Behind every piece of food lost or wasted sits an invisible ledger of land, water, energy and labour - resources poured in and then thrown away along with the food itself.
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FAO Global Goodwill Ambassadors Meet Pope Leo XIV
In a moment that brought together sport, diplomacy, and global purpose, the Harlem Globetrotters met His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in St Peter’s Square on 8 April in their capacity as FAO Global Goodwill Ambassadors.
