NetGlimse.com wishes you a successful World Food Day Date of observance: October 16

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Dates of World Food Day   History of World Food Day   Themes of World Food Day   World Food Day Observances   World Food Day Symbols   October 16th's World Food Day is a worldwide event designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed, year-around action to alleviate hunger. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945. Each year has a different theme. The World Food Day theme for 2008 was "World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy". World Food Day aims to heighten public awareness of the plight of the world's hungry and malnourished and to encourage people worldwide to take action against hunger. More than 150 countries observe this event every year. In the United States, 450 national, private voluntary organizations sponsor World Food Day, and local groups are active in almost every community. First observed in 1981, each year World Food Day highlights a particular theme on which to focus activities. Related Links If you are interested in exchanging links please email at contact@netglimse.com