The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appointed the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters as Global Goodwill Ambassadors recognizing the US team’s dedication to raising awareness about food insecurity, food waste, and the importance of healthy diets.

The FAO Food Loss and Waste team visited an international school based in Rome to raise awareness on food loss and waste to present the interactive Food Loss and Waste Challenge, launched on the IDAFLW 2024, and to share a FLW poem jointly produced along the year. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the League of Arab States (LAS), held the 5th International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) in Cairo, Egypt. The event, hosted in a hybrid format, brought together stakeholders from across the region to spotlight ongoing efforts to combat food loss and waste (FLW), with a strong emphasis on the need for greater investment to advance these efforts.

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste global event highlights the critical need for financing and collaboration across the agrifood value chain

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