FORUM: "Water is Life -Water is food: Leave no one behind." World Food Day 2023.
The theme of this year's World Food Day centers on water, emphasizing its critical role in nutritious and healthy food. Sustainable water management for agriculture and food production is indispensable to ending hunger, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and preserving water for future generations. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #16october, #waterislife, #waterisfood, #Leavenoonebehind, #worldfoodday, #wateraction, #sdg2.
World Food Day 2023 comes during a global food crisis, with the world moving backwards on ending hunger and malnutrition.
Some 780 million people around the world are going hungry; almost fifty million children are at risk of death from severe wasting. Yet funding for this year's global humanitarian appeal stands at just 32 percent.
In our world of plenty, it is outrageous that a person dies of hunger every few seconds, while the World Food Programme has been forced to cut its essential aid programmes.
In 2015, after years of progress, Governments set the goal of zero hunger by 2030.
But eight years later, the number of people suffering from hunger has increased significantly.
This crisis demands action – first and foremost from national governments, which have a responsibility to make sure their people have enough to eat.
But many governments lack the resources to do so, and so effective international solidarity is also essential.
The long-term causes of the global food crisis include conflicts, climate extremes, inequality, and economic instability.
The UN system is addressing these root causes through our support for sustainable, equitable food systems that put people over profits.
That means massively scaling up investments in resilient agriculture, and aligning them with climate action.
It means leveraging science and technology to improve the efficiency and reach of food systems.
This year's theme for World Food Day focuses on water – a necessity for nutritious and healthy food.
The sustainable management of water for agriculture and food production is essential to end hunger, achieve the SDGs, and preserve water for future generations.
Zero hunger is achievable.
This World Food Day, I call on governments, the private sector, civil society and academia to work together;
to prioritize feeding the hungry;
to bring ending this crisis to the top of the global agenda;
and to invest in long-term solutions that provide everyone with enough to eat.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
The World Food Day 2023 Ceremony and Achievement Award will start at 10:00 AM Rome time; The World Food Forum grand opening will start at 14:00 PM Rome time. A dynamic launch event, uniting global leaders, innovators and activists, marks the beginning of the 2023 World Food Forum. Join us for inspiring speeches and performances as we ignite a movement to transform agrifood systems and accelerate climate action. A brighter future starts here. The Concert and Global Youth Forum opening will be held at 18:00 PM Rome time to celebrate the power of music as a catalyst for change while we kickstart the Global Youth Forum with the WFF's annual concert featuring young upcoming artists from around the globe.
World Food Day 2023 Ceremony and Achievement Award.
We'll be kick-starting the World Food Day 2023 global events at FAO headquarters with the annual ceremony. The Heads of the Rome-based UN agencies and other special guests will be invited to attend the ceremony, which will feature special messages from Pope Francis and the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres and as well as the presentation of the FAO Achievement Award.
The World Food Day annual ceremony will see the participation of His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of the Republic of Italy, His Excellency Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, and Her Excellency Mariam Bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, Cabinet Member, Minister for Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates. Special messages from Pope Francis and the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres will be delivered and they will be followed by the intervention of the Heads of the Rome-based UN agencies Mr Alvaro Lario, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and Ms Cindy Hensley McCain, Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP). The World Food Day ceremony will end with the presentation of the FAO Achievement Award. Watch the World Food Day 2023 Ceremony and Achievement Award.
Junior 2023 World Food Day.
Join us for a journey of inspiration filled with stories, music, art, the launch of the new music video and more. Influencers and renowned chefs like Max Mariola, Bela Gil, Fatmata Binta and Anahita Dhondy look forward to meeting young minds for an engaging, cross-cultural conversation guaranteed to inspire water action for food.
After the success of previous editions, Junior World Food Day is back for another inspiring event. Special guests, including international food heroes and chefs, such as Rodrigo Pacheco, FAO National Goodwill Ambassador for Ecuador, Fatmata Binta, Anahita Dhondy, Bela Gil, Michael Haddad, Olivia Mandle, Max Mariola, as well as influencers and innovators from different parts of the world, will join young people for an inspiring conversation to learn concrete water-saving actions. There will be stories, music, art and dance, accompanied by a live performance of the 2023 youth music video by the multicultural Piccola Orchestra di Tor Pignattara and friends. Watch the Junior World Food Day!
The entry period will begin at 12:00 (CEST) on 1 June 2023 and will close at 12:00 (CEST) on 3 November 2023. The 2023 World Food Day Poster contest competition is divided into the following categories: 5 to 8, 9 to 12, 13 to 15, and 16 to 19. Only one entry should be submitted per person.
IN FOCUS: Water is life, water is food - World Food Day 2023 will highlight how water is essential to life on Earth and the foundation of our food
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