Overview

• Speaking on World Food Day in Rome, President Sergio Mattarella warned that multilateral cooperation is regressing as new famines and stark inequalities emerge.
• He called multilateral institutions fighting food insecurity “precious” tools that recognize the indivisibility of human destinies.
• Mattarella said the path set by the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda remains largely unimplemented, including the aspiration for a world without hunger.
• His remarks were delivered at the inauguration of the FAO’s Museo e Rete per l’Alimentazione e l’Agricoltura, which retraces the agency’s presence in Rome since 1951 and underscores commitments from food security to ecosystem sustainability.
• He emphasized the importance of free information to build public awareness on food issues, and Il Fatto Quotidiano reported that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attended the event.