World Food Day 2025 is calling for global collaboration in creating a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure future. By working together, across governments, organizations, sectors, and communities, we can transform agrifood systems to ensure that everyone has access to a healthy diet, living in harmony with the planet.
World Food Day marks the founding of FAO, and this year, the Organization turns 80!
Join us throughout this milestone year by organizing events, sharing stories, and taking meaningful action.
Events and activities celebrating FAO's 8 decades of work and its vision for a sustainable food future have been unfolding since the start of the year.
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As a global community, we all need to get involved. Governments, the private sector, farmers, academia, civil society and individuals, including youth, need to work together to ensure all people have access to enough diverse, nutritious, affordable and safe foods.
We all have a role to play to tackle inequality and poverty, make healthy food choices to increase their availability, reduce food waste and protect the environment.
Join the World Food Day community and be the first to know about the latest news. Discover how you can join the campaign and take action for the future of food, people and the planet.
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Get ready to read new stories from #FoodHeroes working hand in hand for better foods and a better future.
Across the globe, women, men, boys and girls are supporting and empowering their communities through food action, making a positive impact even amidst global challenges.
Get ready for the launch of this year's Poster Contest coming soon!
Take a look at the creativity of the 2024 winners to get inspired.
Across the world, people are unleashing their creativity and raising awareness about World Food Day. From marathons and hunger marches to exhibitions, cultural performances, contests, and concerts, people in nearly 150 countries join together in response to the global call for action. NGOs, journalists, governments, cities, civil society organizations, and individuals, including youth, seize this opportunity to unite and inspire meaningful change.
Check out the wide variety of events taking place and discover the World Food Day Friends that lending their voices to show support!
Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)
From 28 to 31 May 2025, FAO participated in the Emirates Agriculture Conference and Exhibition 2025, held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre...
Rome (Italy)
FAO and the Director-General QU Dongyu marked International Tea Day under the theme "Tea for Better Lives".
Nice (France)
The 2025 UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, will take place in Nice from 9–13 June under the theme "Accelerating action...
Collective action across 150 countries worldwide, in up to 50 languages, is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, municipalities, businesses, CSOs, the media, the public, even youth. They promote worldwide awareness of hunger and promote action for the future of food, people and the planet.
Together we can create a better, more sustainable food future for all. Make #WorldFoodDay YOUR day. Join the call by organizing an event or activity or show how you are taking action.
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