No one learns hungry

25/07/2022

Adequate feeding at school is an efficient way to face food insecurity explains Najla Veloso, coordinator of the project Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean

School feeding day: How meals offer a route to education... and a way out of hunger and inequality

10/03/2022

Without investing in the health and wellbeing of the next generation, we have no hope of achieving food security, says the World Food Programme’s Carmen Burbano

Investing in the food and nutrition of all children is a human rights issue

09/12/2021

School meal programmes, when coupled with complementary interventions such as food and nutrition education, food environment policies and access to clean water and sanitation services, have been viewed as a game changer for the fulfilment of children´s human rights, in particular the right to ade...

Class in session

01/12/2021

See what FAO is doing to improve the quality of school food and food education around the world.

School food for supporting children’s right to food

22/06/2021

Regular access to nutritious food – a building block of the right to food – is key for improving both individual well-being and the socioeconomic advancement of families and communities.

Why home-grown school feeding is a global game changer for children and food systems

11/03/2021

Before the pandemic, school feeding was the most extensive social safety net globally. In April 2020, 50 million children lost access to school meals due to school closures. The stakes couldn’t be higher as many children, especially girls, risk never returning to the classroom.