‘Leave no one behind’ this year’s World Food Day theme

KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Food Day -- is observed annually on 16 October to highlight the millions of people worldwide who cannot afford a healthy diet and the need for regular access to nutritious food.

The theme for 2022 is ‘Leave NO ONE behind’.

World Food Day 2022 is being marked in a year with multiple global challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, climate change, rising prices and international tensions. All of this is affecting global food security.

On World Food Day, the US embassy in Kabul tweeted: “According to @WFP_Afghanistan,18.9mn Afghans do not have enough to eat. The U.S. worked with @WFP between January & June 2022 to provide food to nearly 21 million people, and has continued to support the farmers who are the backbone of Afghanistan’s food supply. #WorldFoodDay.”