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World Food Day Ceremony 2018 and High-Level Panel
16 October 2018, Rome--- World Food Day is marked as conflict, extreme weather events linked to climate change, economic slowdown and rapidly increasing overweight and obesity levels are reversing progress made in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. This year's theme - "Our actions are our future: a Zero Hunger world by 2030 is possible" - underscores the urgent need to step up collective efforts to reach the Zero Hunger goal. World Food Day is celebrated in over 150 countries around the world. Speakers at the global World Food Day ceremony in Rome today called for stronger political will and more financial support to end hunger and malnutrition in all its forms, urging the international community to step up its efforts until everyone has enough and quality food.
(00:00) Message from António Guterres, UN Secretary-General; (00:54) Message from His Holiness Pope Francis, read by His Excellency Monseigneur Fernando Chica Arellano, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to FAO (in Spanish); (11:33) Message from His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, read by Alessandra Pesce, Under-Secretary of State, Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food, Forestry and Tourism Policies (in Italian); (14:22) Statement by Gilbert F. Houngbo, IFAD President; (21:52) Statement by David M. Beasley, WFP Executive Director.
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FAO
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