October 16th

World Food Day is an international day celebrated each year on October 16th to commemorate the founding of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945.  The day was established in 1979 to increase awareness of world hunger and poverty and to inspire solutions for world change.  Beginning in 1981, a different theme was chosen each year.  This year, the theme is “Rights to foods for a better life and better future”.

For more information see

• this page on the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization website
• the Until All Are Fed website