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7 June: World Food Safety Day

7 June, 2020 Events

The theme for this year’s World Food Safety Day (7 June 2020) is “Food Safety, Everyone’s Business.” We are reminded that we can all contribute to promoting food safety. …

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International Forum on Food Safety and Trade

12 March, 2019 Events

The forthcoming FAO/WHO/WTO International Forum on Food Safety and Trade will address trade-related aspects of food safety, in particular, trade facilitation of safe food in the context of rapid technological …

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The world’s farmers produce enough food to feed more than the global population yet, hunger persists. Around 733 million people are facing hunger in the world due to repeated weather shocks, conflicts, economic downturns, inequality, and the pandemic. This impacts the poor and vulnerable most severely, many of whom are agricultural households, reflecting widening inequalities across and within countries.

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.

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).