The FAO Food Loss and Waste team visited an international school based in Rome to raise awareness on food loss and waste to present the interactive Food Loss and Waste Challenge, launched on the IDAFLW 2024, and to share a FLW poem jointly produced along the year. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the League of Arab States (LAS), held the 5th International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) in Cairo, Egypt. The event, hosted in a hybrid format, brought together stakeholders from across the region to spotlight ongoing efforts to combat food loss and waste (FLW), with a strong emphasis on the need for greater investment to advance these efforts.

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste global event highlights the critical need for financing and collaboration across the agrifood value chain

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The fifth observance will highlight the critical need for financing to bolster efforts to reduce food loss and waste, contribute to achieving climate goals and advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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By providing accessible information on food loss through video advisories, the FLAPP offers the opportunity to enhance the capacities of farmers, companies, producer associations and cooperatives to make informed decisions and apply evidence-based solutions.