It is celebrated on 5 June in over 100 countries. The theme for World Environment Day 2020 is, 'Time for Nature,' with a focus on its role in providing the essential infrastructure that supports life on Earth and human development.
World Food Day – It's your day!World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of FAO in an exceptional moment as countries around the world deal with the widespread effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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2019: Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere.
Most waste at manufacturing and processing facilities is generated while trimming off edible portions, such as skin, fat, crusts and peels from food. Some of this is recovered and used for other purposes — in the US, about 33 percent of food waste from manufacturing goes to animal feed.
Of the several hundred thousand known plant species, some 120 are cultivated for human food. But just nine of these crops supply over 75 percent of global plant-derived energy intake and of these, only three - wheat, rice and mane -account for more than 50 percent.
Food is an important part of any celebration in all nations of the world, regardless of culture or religion. It can unite and strengthen community bonds and helps to maintain a common identity among a group of people.
The second World Food Safety Day (WFSD) will be celebrated on 7 June 2020 to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development.
| World Food Day |
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| World Food Day 2009 |
| Observed by | All UN Member States |
| Date | 16 October |
| Next time | 16 October 2021 |
World Food Day (WFD) which is observed on the 16th of October every year is celebrated in more than 150 countries and commemorates the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Quebec City, Canada in 1945.
The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and its founding Charter. This anniversary comes in a time of great disruption for the world, compounded by an unprecedented global health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with severe economic and social impacts.
In the year 1981, the commemorative coin was released on "World Food Day".
World Food Day is calling for global solidarity to help all populations, and especially the most vulnerable, to recover from the crisis, and to make food systems more resilient and robust so they can withstand increasing volatility and climate shocks, deliver affordable and sustainable healthy diets for all, and decent
Event: World Food Day 2020 | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD. World Food Day promotes global awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) designated 16 October as World Food Day in 1979.
The Zero hunger vision reflects five elements from within the Sustainable Development goals, which taken together, can end hunger, eliminate all forms of malnutrition, and build inclusive and sustainable food systems. The challenge of Zero Hunger means: All Food Systems are Sustainable: From Production to Consumption.
