Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyu delivers a speech during the World Food Day ceremony at the FAO headquarter in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Yin Yuzhen (R), Chinese sand-control pioneer, honoree of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, poses for a photo with Ronald Sakolsky at the FAO's World Food Day ceremony in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
King Letsie III of Lesotho delivers a speech during the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Dong Minfang (L) and Yu Qiujin, honorees of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, attend the World Food Day ceremony at the FAO headquarter in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
People chat before the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2026 shows a general view of the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyu delivers a speech during the World Food Day ceremony at the FAO headquarter in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Yin Yuzhen, Chinese sand-control pioneer, honoree of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, attends the FAO's World Food Day ceremony in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2026 shows a general view of the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Italy's Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida delivers a speech during the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Artists perform during the World Food Day ceremony at the headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, Oct. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)