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FAO NEWS RELEASE - www.fao.org

Healthy people depend on healthy food systems
World Food Day, 16 October 2013

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Events to be held all week on the importance of food systems for food security and nutrition, food waste, and the International Year of Quinoa; Romans to run against hunger on 20 October



Wednesday 16 October 2013 – FAO will commemorate World Food Day with events in Rome and around the world. This year’s slogan is Healthy people depend on healthy food systems and the theme is Sustainable food systems for food security and nutrition. The day is also the anniversary of FAO’s founding in 1945.



According to the latest figures, a total of 842 million people worldwide are chronically undernourished. Meanwhile, unsustainable models of development are degrading the natural environment, threatening ecosystems and biodiversity that will be needed for our future food supply.



A food system is made up of the environment, people, institutions and processes by which agricultural products are produced, processed and brought to consumers.



Every aspect of the food system has an effect on the final availability and accessibility of diverse, nutritious foods – and therefore on consumers’ ability to choose healthy diets.



World Food Day 2013 is an opportunity to explore these and other issues, and help bring about the future we want.



Week’s events



Wednesday, 16 October: World Food Day ceremony, 10:00, Plenary Hall, FAO headquarters. Besides FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, speakers include: Nadine Heredia Alarcón de Humala, First Lady of Peru; Nunzia De Girolamo, Italy’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policy; Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director WFP and Kanayo Nwanze, President, IFAD. Archbishop Luigi Travaglino will read a message from Pope Francis. Ceremony will be webcast: http://www.fao.org/webcast/



Wednesday, 16 October: High-level seminar on Global food losses and waste: from reduction to prevention for a sustainable agro-food system, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy with the participation of the Heads of FAO, IFAD, WFP and Bioversity International; 14:00-17:00; Red Room, FAO headquarters.



Thursday, 17 October: The culmination of the International Year of Quinoa takes place at a special ceremony with the participation of Nadine Heredia Alarcón de Humala, First Lady of Peru and Special Ambassador for IYQ; 13:00, Sheikh Zayed Center, Atrium, FAO headquarters.



Sunday, 20 October: Hunger Run 2013 takes place in central Rome, raising funds this year for an anti-hunger field project in the Northern State of Sudan.  A 10 km competitive run and a 5 km non-competitive run/walk both start and finish on Viale delle Terme in Caracalla. Meeting point opens at 8:30. Run starts at 10:00.



MORE INFORMATION:



World Food Day:

http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/



Hunger Run:

http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/hunger-run/en/



Accreditation:

Accreditation at main entrance to FAO. A valid press card or letter of assignment on company stationery, plus picture ID, required.





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Tools for journalists & editors



The following video material can be uploaded on websites or shown on TV.



FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva’s short video message on World Food Day, for use on websites etc.

http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-video/en/?uid=10119



Other video material

§  A 7-min (approx) video feature illustrates the VAC (Vuon, Ao, Chuong – Crop farming, Aquaculture, Animal husbandry) integrated farming system in Viet Nam as a case study to introduce the concept of “sustainable food systems for food security and nutrition.”

§  A 30-second television spot, which uses graphics, music and onscreen text to highlight some of the key principles of sustainable food systems.

Video spot:   http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-video/en/?uid=10115

Video feature:  http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-video/en/?uid=10102



Audio material

Audio spot on World Food Day: http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-audio/en/?uid=10099



Photo gallery

A 14-image photo gallery on the World Food Day theme is available with captions at this site: http://www.fao.org/resources/photos/wfd-2013/en/



Tools for journalists & editors


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Audio clips: (+39) 06 570 53223
RSS feed<http://www.fao.org/news/rss-feed/en/> of FAO news releases
FAO's online newsroom<http://www.fao.org/news/newsroom-home/en/>
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Additional tools<http://www.fao.org/news/newsroom-journalists/en/>

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