Theme: ''Our Actions are Our Future'' World Food Day 2021.
Join us as we celebrate the day and learn how you can be part of the change.
The World Food Day 2021 is calling for action for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all. The way we produce, consume and, sadly, waste food is exacting a heavy toll on our planet, putting unnecessary pressure on natural resources, the environment and climate. Food production too often degrades or destroys natural habitats and contributes to species extinction. Such inefficiency, is costing us trillions of dollars, but most importantly, today’s agri-food systems are exposing profound inequalities and injustices in our global society. Three billion people cannot afford healthy diets, while overweight and obesity continue to increase worldwide.
Statement by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, on World Food Day 2021.
World Food Day is not only a reminder of the importance of food to every person on the planet — it is a call to action to achieve food security around the world.
Today, almost 40 per cent of humanity — three billion people — cannot afford a healthy diet.
Hunger is on the rise.
So too are undernourishment and obesity.
The economic impacts of COVID-19 have made a bad situation even worse.
The pandemic has left an additional 140 million people unable to access the food they need.
At the same time, the way we produce, consume and waste food is taking a heavy toll on our planet.
It is putting historic pressure on our natural resources, climate and natural environment — and costing us trillions of dollars a year.
As this year’s theme makes clear, the power to change is in our hands.
“Our actions are our future.”
Last month, the world gathered for the United Nations Food Systems Summit.
Countries made bold commitments to transform food systems.
To make healthy diets more affordable and accessible.
And to make food systems more efficient, resilient and sustainable at every step — from production and processing, to marketing, transportation and delivery.
We can all change how we consume food, and make healthier choices — for ourselves, and our planet.
In our food systems, there is hope.
On this World Food Day, join us as we commit to take transformative action to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals through food systems that deliver better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for every person.
ACTIONS: Towards Sustainabble Agri-food systems.
The U.N. World Food Summit 2021’s Action Tracks offer stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds a space to share and learn, with a view to fostering new actions and partnerships and amplifying existing initiatives. The Action Tracks are aligned with the Summit’s five objectives. Importantly, the Action Tracks are not separate, nor do they sit in siloes. Each Action Track is designed to address possible trade-offs with other tracks, and to identify solutions that can deliver wide-reaching benefits.
The Action Tracks will draw on the expertise of actors from across the world’s food systems. Together, they will explore how key cross-cutting levers of change such as human rights, finance, innovation, and the empowerment of women and young people can be mobilized to meet the Summit’s objectives.
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