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World Food Forum 2024 Launch Event: Good food for all, for today and tomorrow
08/04/2024
With this in mind, the WFF will launch its 2024 cycle with a dynamic kickoff event encompassing the Global Youth Forum, the FAO Science and Innovation Forum and the FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum.
The WFF Opens Call for Applications for Youth Side Events at the 2024 Flagship Event
06/05/2024
The World Food Forum is pleased to invite Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners of the Forum, to apply to organize in-person youth side events for the fourth annual flagship event.
The World Food Forum launched its 2022 cycle at the ECOSOC Youth Forum
22/04/2022
The World Food Forum (WFF) launched its 2022 cycle on 21 April, with a side event at the ECOSOC Youth Forum during World Creativity and Innovation Day, keeping youth on the international agenda. The event kickstarted a dialogue on the complex, context-dep
Africa francophone workshop on the importance of young farmers in the transformation of agrifood systems
09/03/2022
This Francophone workshop was organized by the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (MRIF) and the Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec (LOJIQ) of the Government of Quebec. The event addressed common issues for the next ge
World Pulses Day: WFF Champion Mariah Gladstone on the importance of Indigenous knowledge for the future of pulses
17/02/2022
Mariah Gladstone is the founder of Indigikitchen, an online cooking show that tries to breathe new life into Indigenous People’s food traditions. With her approach to sustainable diets, making use of pulses and other ancestral foods, Mariah became a WFF Champion.
2025 World Food Forum Global Youth Action Initiative: Hand in Hand for better foods and a better future
22/04/2025
On 17 April 2025, the WFF Youth Initiative officially launched its 2025 cycle with a dynamic event that brought together young leaders, partners and changemakers from all over the world.
WFF’s Global Youth Action Initiative at the UN Women Expert Group Meeting
06/02/2025
The World Food Forum (WFF)’s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) continues to champion youth-led solutions for sustainable and equitable agrifood systems.
Youth pledge at the Food Systems pre-Summit
29/07/2021
Around 10,000 young people from all over the world have been engaging in the lead-up to the United Nations Food Systems Summit, and as the milestone of the Pre-Summit draws to a close, youth make their commitments for food systems transformation loud andclear.
World Food Forum 2023 flagship event concludes with enhanced commitments to transform agrifood systems
20/10/2023
Youth engagement, investment and science and innovation at the fore of a series of week-long events.
Join the Youth Mechanism: Have your say in global food and agricultural policy!
15/02/2022
The WFF Youth Mechanism is an independent group of young people that serves as the governing and decision-making body of the Youth Action Track. It leads all WFF Youth Action initiatives, which center around programmes for supporting capacity building, actionable solutions, and education on food and agriculture policy topics.
Led by Global Youth, World Food Forum plans several events to create a better food future
07/06/2021
The WFF, which was conceived by the Youth Committee of FAO, is an independent global network of partners created by and for youth, and consisting of major youth groups, influencers, international organizations, companies, academic institutions, non-profits, governments, media and the public.
World Food Forum opens with a call to accelerate climate action by transforming agrifood systems
16/10/2023
Leveraging the power of youth, investment and innovation, the week-long event aims to forge new paths towards a more sustainable, resilient, inclusive and hunger-free future.
Fostering youth inclusion and engagement in the hydrometeorological community
13/06/2024
The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (LOG) joined the EC-78 Side Event WMO & Youth: Fostering youth inclusion and engagement in the hydrometeorological community, focusing on the state of the involvement of UN Organizations with the youth community and the impact of climate change on the development of future generations.
ECOSOC Youth Forum: The WFF holds a briefing & consultation on youth-led partnerships for a better food future
17/04/2024
At the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York, the WFF shared insights into its collaboration with youth groups, emphasizing the importance of amplifying youth voices in policymaking and innovation.
Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Mountain Development
25/03/2024
Join the Mountain Youth Hub to make your mark in shaping a more sustainable future for mountain communities around the globe.
Statement by the FAO Director-General on the food security situation in Gaza
12/11/2023
I am profoundly distressed by the loss of lives and the human catastrophe unfolding due to the violence taking place in the Middle East, and most particularly in Gaza.
World Food Forum: Youth at the centre as global event brings together students, young farmers, scientists and entrepreneurs
16/10/2023
The Global Youth Forum opening ceremony celebrates the power of music as a catalyst for change.
Empowering transformation: Highlights from the partner-led side events at the World Food Forum flagship event
02/11/2023
At the start of 2023, we invited partners and interested parties to be part of our third WFF flagship event by submitting proposals for their side events.
World Food Forum and Wageningen University & Research announce exciting collaboration plans aimed at empowering young innovators
03/11/2022
During this year's WFF Transformative Research Challenge finals, the World Food Forum (WFF) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) announced future collaboration plans.
World Food Forum Announces 2022 Theme: Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet.
11/04/2022
Food and agrifood systems play a fundamental role in the health of our planet and the health of the global population. We must sustainably transform our agrifood systems to increase access to healthy diets, while addressing climate change.