World Food Day Commemorations 2022: Check out FAO Geneva and Partners Activities in Switzerland
World Food Day Commemorations 2022
FAO Geneva and Partners Activities in Switzerland
World Food Day 2022 will mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The theme of the World Food Day 2022 is “Leave no one behind.” Better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life. Celebrations will take place throughout the week.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates World Food Day (WFD) each year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Organization in 1945. Collective action across 150 countries makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated UN days. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together government institutions, businesses, civil society organizations (CSOs), the media, and the general public, including youth. They promote worldwide awareness on hunger and action to ensure healthy diets for all, leaving no one behind.
#WorldFoodDay 2022 is being marked in a year with multiple global challenges including the ongoing pandemic, conflicts, climate change, rising prices and international tensions. All of this is affecting global food security. With the theme “Leave no one behind,” the World Food Day 2022 campaign calls for global solidarity and collective action to make sure that no one is left behind through the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, sustainable and resilient agrifood systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life.
FAO Geneva and Partners are organizing a series of activities to commemorate the day during the entire week and celebrate WFD2022 with the programme as presented below:
World Food Day 2022 commemoration activities in Switzerland
World Food Day Gare Cornavin Exhibition
Thursday, 13 October – Friday, 14 October 2022
(11:00 to 18:00)
Central hall, Cornavin station
Organized by the FAO Office in Geneva, the Federal Office for Agriculture of Switzerland, the Partage Foundation, the Geneva food bank and Ville de Genève/MA-Terre, the World Food Day 2022 Exhibition Stand at the Geneva central station (Gare Cornavin) will contribute to raise awareness on the theme of the WFD2022 with a call to reflect on the current global challenges we face and inspire action to support those left behind.
WFD 2022 will make an urgent call for global solidarity and for each of us to become change makers. A highlight of the campaign will be the Partage soup, made from unsold vegetables, which will be served to the public by Geneva personalities from the world of media, culture, sports and politics.
World Food Day Digital Advertising Campaign
Wednesday, 12 October – Sunday, 16 October 2022
(All Day on 14 October)
Main train stations of Switzerland
Organized by FAO and the Federal Office for Agriculture of Switzerland (OFAG/FOAG) A digital advertising campaign will promote the WFD2022 message on e-board panels in major train stations across Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Zurich, Bern, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, Luzern, Saint Gallen, Winterthur and Bellinzona) in French, German and Italian.
World Food Day Food Hero 2022
Rebecca Clopath, a well-known Swiss chef renowned for her nature-focused approach to preparing food was nominated a Food Hero under the framework of the WFD celebrations. Despite her impressive formation as a chef, Rebecca’s focus has never been to chase culinary fame and accolades, but rather to work with nature to produce fresh, seasonal dishes with organic and locally-sourced ingredients in a sustainable way. Read more here.
WFD 2022 Conference Hotspots Cities’ role in the food systems transformation
Thursday 13 October and Saturday 15 October 2022
On the occasion of the World Food Day 2022, a series of conferences on the importance of sustainable food systems are organized by Agra Info, Ernahrungs Forum (Zurich and Bale) and CDE Bern. The events aim at increasing awareness of urban populations in their region, especially the 15-40 age group, on how to establish such systems and become autonomous actors of their own food systems. The events are planned in several major cities in Switzerland. FAO in Geneva Director will speak at the events in Geneva on 13 October (14-18h) and Basel on 15 October (13-17h). For more details click here.
UNOG Cafeteria partnership with Eldora
Wednesday, 12 October – Friday, 14 October 2022
(Lunch Time)
Building on our partnership with Eldora in previous years, the cafeteria of UNOG will join the commemorations of World Food Day 2022. During the week of the WFD, Eldora will prepare a menu based on key products that are essential for diet of people in different continents and for their socio-economic development and wellbeing.
Geneva Jet d'Eau embraces the World Food Day 2022 commemorations
Sunday, 16 October 2022 - Illumination of Geneva's famous fountain in Blue from 18:30 until 22:30
On 16 October, the official day of the World Food Day, the Jet d’eau, the symbol of the city of Geneva, will be illuminated in blue, putting Geneva at the centre of the World Food Day celebrations. You are kindly invited to enjoy a beautiful view of an open-air exhibition at the heart of Geneva, organized in partnership with the Services Industriels de Genève (SIG) Geneva Jet d'Eau at the lake Leman.
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Global Events
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for the latest information about this year's World Food Day Ceremony at FAO HQ, the second edition of Junior World Food Day, and more. This year's Ceremony will take place on Friday, 14 October 2022. Read and register more here.
Learn more on the World Food Day 2022 here.