16th October - World Food Day

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.

The objectives of World Food Day are to:
· encourage attention to agricultural food production and to stimulate national, bilateral, multilateral and non-governmental efforts to this end;
· encourage economic and technical cooperation among developing countries;
· encourage the participation of rural people, particularly women and the least privileged categories, in decisions and activities influencing their living conditions;
· heighten public awareness of the problem of hunger in the world;
· promote the transfer of technologies to the developing world; and
· strengthen international and national solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty and draw attention to achievements in food and agricultural development.

History
World Food Day was established by FAO's Member Countries at the Organization's Twentieth General Conference in November 1979. The date chosen - 16 October - is the anniversary of FAO.
World Food Day was proclaimed in 1979 by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It marks the date of the founding of FAO in 1945. The aim of the Day is to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty. In 1980, the General Assembly endorsed observance of the Day in consideration of the fact that "food is a requisite for human survival and well-being and a fundamental human necessity" (resolution 35/70 of 5 December 1980).

SOURCES:
http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/
http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/index.shtml

We all know we live in a world of contrasts.
Watch the following award-winning film: it is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 10,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society.
Just think how fortunate we (all) are...




Your challenge(s) now is / are to think about the following...
1. What feelings does this short film arise?
2. Having it in mind and as a starting point, think about as many pairs of opposites as you can. I'll start: rich / poor

Please go on!!!!