Currently, the world’s farmers produce enough food to feed more than the global population yet, hunger persists. Up to 783 million people face hunger due to conflict, repeated weather shocks and economic downturns. This impacts the poor and vulnerable most severely, many of whom are agricultural households, reflecting widening inequalities across and within countries.
The theme for #WorldFoodDay 2024 is “Right to foods for a better life and a better future”. Food is the third most basic human need after air and water – everyone should have the right to adequate food. Human rights such as the right to food, life and liberty, work and education are recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and two legally binding international covenants.
Furthermore, ‘Foods’ is this year’s World Food Day theme stands for diversity, nutrition, affordability, accessibility and safety. A greater diversity of nutritious foods should be available in our fields, fishing nets, markets, and on our tables, for the benefit of all.
This World Food Day Japan event is organized by FAO, in cooperation with UN agencies based in Rome, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World Food Program (WFP), with the patronage from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF).
World Food Day 2024 Japan Event “Right to foods for a better life and a better future”
Date: 2 October 2024 (Wednesday) 15:30-16:50 (JST)
Venue: Online (Zoom webinar)
Organizer: FAO Liaison Office in Japan
Patronage: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF)
Language: Japanese / English (simultaneous interpretation)
Moderator: Ms Eriko Hibi, Director, FAO Liaison Office in Japan
15:30 Opening Session
- Mr Izuru Kobayashi, Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFA
- Ms Ritsuko Yoneda, Director, Multilateral Affairs/Agro-Environmental Issues, Export and International Affairs Bureau, MAFF
15:40 World Food Day 2024 “Right to foods for a better life and a better future”
- Ms Lauren Phillips, Deputy Director, Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, FAO
16:00 Statements from UN organizations
- Mr Ron Thomas Hartman, Director, Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization Division, IFAD
- Mr Yasuhiro Tsumura, Director, Japan Relations Office, WFP
16:20 Q&A
16:35 Closing Session
- Mr Katsuhiro Nakamura, FAO National Goodwill Ambassador for Japan
How to register
Registration: Please register from the link below
https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ed7KCfKwQqSdj999hHrv_g