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Stories from local heroes fighting climate change, protecting biodiversity, and improving nutrition!
18/02/2022
The Food and Nutrition Division of FAO looks for stories of young local actors dedicating their skills and time to fight climate change, protect biodiversity and improve nutrition in their communities.
Pre-COP 26: Harnessing the power of Youth for enhanced climate action in the lead-up to COP 26
20/09/2021
The Pre-Cop event "Harnessing the power of youth for enhanced climate action in the lead up to COP 26" is a joint collaboration between the World Food Forum and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
WFF opens calls for side events/exhibitions and partner delegations to its flagship event (17-21 October)
13/06/2022
The World Food Forum (WFF) is pleased to invite partner youth delegations to pre-register for its second annual flagship event from 17 to 21 October in Rome, Italy.
Stockholm +50 Associated Event
24/05/2022
Agrifood Tech Innovations for a Healthy Planet: Creating opportunities and empowering the next generation of agripreneurs Hosted by In 2021, the Youth Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) la
The WFF Launches Dutch Chapter with “FoodCycle” event
20/06/2022
The World Food Forum (WFF) is thrilled to announce the launch of its first local chapter in the Netherlands! Established by Dutch WFF Youth Champion Lisanne van Oosterhoud and i4Nature, this decentralized chapter is piloting the localization of the WFF to
Launch of the World Food Forum
22/03/2021
The World Food Forum (WFF), powered by global youth, was officially launched on 22 March. The goal of the WFF is to support the fight against hunger and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by harnessing the passion and action of youth through greater and more consistent engagement.
WFF social media handles have been launched
23/03/2021
The new World Food Forum (WFF) social media handles are now live!
Do you want to learn more about the challenges facing our agri-food systems, global hunger and how youth can get involved to find solutions? Stay informed on all WFF initiatives and join us.
Launch of the WFF Track pages
15/04/2021
The new web pages for each of the World Food Forum (WFF) tracks are now live! Click on a track below to learn more about our events in each area and the wide range of partners involved in supporting them.
Influencing Change: Highlighting Young Voices in Food and Sustainability
09/06/2021
The United Nations Civil Society Unit, the United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Kitchen Connection, hosted a briefing that focused on the emerging themes of the UN Food Systems Summit.
Reinventing the Future of Food: The Guiding Principles of the World Food Forum
10/06/2021
What will our planet look like in 2030? And what about 2050? How can we nourish the nearly 700 million people who are hungry now, and the additional 2 billion people the world will hold in the next 30 years?
Engaging youth to secure the sustainable future of food
14/07/2021
“The future of food belongs to the young people of today,” said QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at a side event of the 2021 UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), highlighting the importance of active youth engagement for a more sustainable food future for all.
World Food Forum partners with Thought For Food to help youth build innovation skills to secure a better food future
16/07/2021
The World Food Forum (WFF) is announcing a strategic - and synergistic - partnership with Thought For Food (TFF) to engage and empower young people around the world in the movement toward a better food future.
Join the 2022 Planet Forward Summit
05/04/2022
The 2022 Planet Forward Summit will bring together scientists, students, and storytellers. They'll provide unique insight on the innovations we need and the narratives we can use to prompt action. Register now to reserve your place at the 2022 Planet For
WFF Contributes to Youth Assembly and Policy Paper at Stockholm+50
10/06/2022
From 2 - 3 June 2022, the WFF joined forces with youth across sectors and around the world in the self-organized Youth Task Force, which convened at the Stockholm+50 Youth Assembly two days before the official conference hosted by UN Environment. The Yout
World Food Forum: Towards a better, youth-led food future
29/10/2021
Hear from the voices behind the first-of-its-kind movement conceived by and for global youth on the road towards a more sustainable and inclusive food future for all.
Zooming in on results: Launch of the World Food Forum 2021 Year-in-Review Digital Report
16/12/2021
Following the successful launch of the first-ever World Food Forum (WFF), powered by global youth, through its Flagship Event from 1-5 October 2021, it is now time to look back and take stock of all that has been achieved, while keeping an eye on the future.
Summary of the FAO One Health Youth Dialogue for the World Food Forum 2021
21/01/2022
This document summarises and synthesizes the online event The One Health Future we want: One Heath Youth Dialogue, held as part of the World Food Forum on 5 October 2021.
World Pulses Day leverages the power of youth to transform agrifood systems
10/02/2022
The cultivation of pulses, combined with the power of young people, can help achieve a transformation in our agrifood systems, said QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at a virtual event held to mark World Pulses Day.
Nafn Amdar: “Mentoring women in science can change the world”
11/02/2022
February 11th marks the 7th International Day for Women and Girls in Science, which aims to recognize women and girls in science not only as beneficiaries, but also as agents of change. The theme for 2022 — ‘Equity, diversity, and inclusion: Water unites us’ — recognizes female scientists’ contributions towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation.