Event World Day
World Food Day 2020
World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October. We all have a role to play to realize the vision of a world without hunger and malnutrition. We must not let sustainable habits fall by the wayside in times of crisis. We can make healthy food choices and do our part to reduce food waste. In addition, governments, enterprises, and organizations can share their knowledge and support sustainable, resilient food systems and livelihoods. Together, we can grow, nourish, and sustain our world.
2020 Theme: Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our Actions are our Future
Celebrated under the theme “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our Actions are our Future”, World Food Day 2020 will mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of FAO. World Food Day 2020 and FAO’s 75th Anniversary is being marked during a very exceptional time as many countries are dealing with the widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Food Day should, as a result, be considered as an opportunity to call for global cooperation and solidarity to make sure that the threats COVID-19 is posing to food security and agricultural livelihoods are confronted and the most vulnerable are able to get back on their feet. It is also an occasion to sensitize the public on how everybody has a role to play in transforming our food systems by changing the way we produce, transform, consume and waste our food.
Food Systems and the Environment
The way we produce and consumer food is deeply connected to our environment. While food is of course at the center of SDG2 – Zero Hunger, it is also an important component to achieve all Sustainable Development Goals. Transforming our food systems is essential to address the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution that we are facing today.
Our dedicated page on Food Loss and Waste dives deeper into issues at the nexus of food systems and the environment. It also lists relevant actions and actors in the Geneva region. Find out more below.
Events
Forum de l'alimentation durable
12-16 October 2020 | City of Geneva
World Food Day Exhibition
16 October 2020 | 11:00- 16:00 | Gare Cornavin
Global Relay Event: Voices of Food Systems
16 October 2020 | 15:00-16:00 | Online
Geneva Jet d'Eau embraces the World Food Day 2020
16 October 2020 | Evening | Jet d’eau