World Food Day
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A boy eats out of a ladle at his home in Ngop in South Sudan's Unity State on March 10, 2017. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) distributed food (maize, lentils, oil and corn soya blend) for more than 7,100 people in Ngop. [Photo: VCG/Albert Gonzalez Farran]
World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on October 16 in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN in 1945. Every year, it's observed in over 150 countries and regions, raising concerns of the issues behind poverty and hunger. This year's theme is "our actions are our future."
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