Blow the whistle on hunger with a public event. University students in Stockholm have done it.
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Every year on 16 October FAO celebrates World Food Day. It’s also FAO’s birthday but more importantly a day to remember the importance of its mission to end hunger.
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Every year, an Iowa-based research institution awards a World Food Prize to two global leaders who have made measureable contributions to fight global hunger. This year, John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have been chosen.
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The world’s population reaches 7 billion people in October 2011. To mark this, the UN’s population fund (UNFPA) has launched an innovative movement to urge us all to renew our commitment for a healthy and sustainable world. You can participate in this movement, too.
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Did you know that women make up 43 percent of the agricultural labour force in developing countries? Did you know that because they are women, their access to resources and opportunities are limited?
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This is an audio clip from a ceremony held on 30 November 2010 at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. At the event signatures of over 3 million people were presented to representatives of world governments.
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Sembrar la vida
