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On the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, learn how FAO is leveraging data to save food and advance the 2030 Agenda
29/09/2025
This year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is marking the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) by highlighting the importance of using data to prevent food waste.
Youth-led Local Action Against Food Waste: A Visit to SOCITY BXL
29/09/2025
On the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), the Liaison Offices of FAO and UNEP in Brussels visited SOCITY BXL, a local non-profit led by young entrepreneurs passionate about sustainable food. SOCITY rescues unsold organic and bio food from partners such...
A champion for food security: fighting food loss and waste on the ground in Georgia
29/09/2025
Georgian changemaker’s fight for food security turns surplus into sustenance and waste into hope.
Türkiye’s Zero Waste initiative marks 8 years with UN support
27/09/2025
Launched under the patronage of First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Türkiye’s Zero Waste initiative marked its eighth anniversary this week, celebrated as a homegrown environmental project that has grown into a global movement recognized by the United Nations.
European Parliament adopts new EU rules to reduce textile and food waste
09/09/2025
The updated legislation will introduce binding food waste reduction targets, to be met at national level by 31 December 2030: 10% from food processing and manufacturing and 30% per capita from retail, restaurants, food services and households.