President Meloni’s Video Message for the Opening of the World Food Forum
NULLPEN · Source published 10/12/2026, 2:08:27 PM UTCI extend my greetings to the Director-General of FAO, Qu Dongyu, to the Deputy Director-General, Maurizio Martina, to all the authorities present, and to the participants of the World Food Forum, as we approach World Food Day on 16 October. I also extend a warm greeting to the youth present here today who will lead the Global Youth Forum. For the third consecutive year, world hunger has declined. And yet 645 million people still suffer from it, with the largest number living in Africa. For many of them, it is not land that is lacking, but the tools to make it productive. Food security is today one of the great global challenges. Wars and climate change have shown how truly essential food availability, productive capacity and the resilience of agricultural systems are. They are essential not only for growth, but also for the stability of nations and for international security. Italy does not view this challenge from afar, and stands ready to take on ever greater responsibilities. Rome is home to the three United Nations agencies dedicated to food and agriculture. Our Nation places at …
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