World Food Day - October 16

World Food Day is celebrated on October 16th of every year to mark the initiation of a global step towards hunger eradication. 

It came into existence to celebrate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations back in 1945. 

The World Food Day is celebrated across over 150 countries which also include UN member countries. Events are organised every year across the globe to celebrate the day. 

As per Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations, it is one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar.

 World Food Day aims to educate people across the globe about the existing problem of worldwide hunger and the right to safe, hygienic and nutritious food which is a basic necessity for all humans.

This year’s theme calls for investing in rural development, for the international community to harness migration’s potential to support development and build the resilience of displaced and host communities, thereby laying the ground for long-term recovery and inclusive and sustainable growth.

Pope Francis has asked world governments to collectively work to end rising world hunger by working to stop the conflicts and climate-change related disasters that force people to leave their homes in search of their daily bread.

Pope Francis drew a standing ovation Monday at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, where he marked the U.N.’s World Food Day by calling for governments to work together to tackle the interconnected problems of hunger, global warming and migration.

World Hunger - All You Need To Know

-The world produces enough food to feed everyone, yet, about 800 million people suffer from hunger. That is one in nine people -- 60 percent of whom are women. 

-Hunger kills more people every year than malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS combined. 

-Around 45 percent of infant deaths are related to malnutrition. 

-1.9 billion people -- more than a quarter of the world's population -- are overweight. 

-One third of the food produced worldwide is lost or wasted. 

-The world will need to produce 60 percent more food by 2050 to feed a growing population.