World Food Day 2024 Highlights Global Efforts to Combat Hunger

This year's theme emphasizes the right to nutritious food as a fundamental human right, urging collective action to ensure food security worldwide.

World Food Day is observed annually on October 16 to raise awareness about food security and malnutrition.
Over 2.8 billion people globally cannot afford a balanced diet, highlighting the need for improved public food services.
Advocacy groups are pushing for policies to ensure at least one nutritious meal per day for children in schools across Europe.
The theme for 2024, 'Right to food for a better life and better future,' underlines the importance of sustainable food systems.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation established World Food Day in 1979, and it is now recognized by over 150 nations.