October 16th World Food Day 
WorldFood Day falls on 16th October and has been celebrated since 1979. The aim of the day is to make people more aware of the world food problem and to increase solidarity in the fight against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.In Europe, we spend three times more money on ice cream each year than necessary to provide aid for the hungry people of the world.
Hunger is the most critical manifestation of poverty, so eliminating hunger is the first step towards reducing poverty and ensuring Food for All.
Hunger affects 55 million children worldwide and is predictable, preventable, and treatable.
Hunger causes illness and death, robs people of their potential to work and cripples children’s learning capacity. It also undermines the peace and prosperity of nations and traps individuals in a vicious cycle of poor nutrition, ill health and diminished capacity for learning and work that is passed on from one generation to the next. Above all, it is a fundamental violation of the right to food.
(for more information and to get involved) http://www.fao.org/