Day also marks 60th anniversary of FAO in Italy
View of the 2011 World Food Day Ceremony in FAO's Plenary Hall.
©Photo: ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano
17 October 2011, Rome - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program (WFP) are celebrating World Food Day 2011 today with a series of speeches by visiting guests and performances by celebrity goodwill ambassadors.
The heads of the three Rome-based UN food agencies will also speak:
U.S. jazz artist Dee Dee Bridgewater, Italian singer and actor Massimo Ranieri, Senegalese griot musician Badara Seck, and Brazilian classical guitarist Marcus Vinicius will perform during the ceremonies.
Watch the World Food Day ceremonies live at: http://www.fao.org/webcast/
World Food Day on Twitter: #worldfoodday and #wfd2011
Additional events
Additional WFD 2011-related events include the 6th edition of the Run for Food on 16 October at the Terme de Caracalla Stadium. A round table "Roma Incontra" will take place at the Ara Pacis on 17 October at 17:00h with the heads of FAO, IFAD and WFP, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno, with a focus on food security and the Horn of Africa.