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World Food Day- 15 October

World Food Day was first launched in 1945. The reason World Food Day was created was to celebrate the launch of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation.

The main principle which World Food Day celebrates is the furtherance of food security all over the world, especially in times of crisis. The launch of the Food and Agriculture Organisation by the UN has played a huge role in taking this worthy goal forward. Its annual celebration serves as a marker of the importance of this organisation and helps to raise awareness of the crucial need for successful agriculture policies to be implemented by governments across the world to ensure there is ample food available for everyone.

In recent years, World Food Day has used its annual day of celebration to focus on different aspects of food security and agriculture, including fishing communities, climate change and biodiversity.

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Journée Mondiale contre la Faim – 15 juin

La Journée mondiale de l’alimentation commémore la création de la FAO le 16 octobre 1945 et ce sont chaque année, pas loin de 150 pays de par le monde qui participent à cette manifestation.

Rappelons que la FAO est une organisation dépendante des Nations Unies et particulièrement chargée des questions de l’alimentation et de nourriture.

Quand on sait que la population mondiale a plus que doublé depuis la création de la FAO, on imagine aisément l’importance des enjeux et la lutte contre la faim reste encore une préoccupation quotidienne dans de nombreux pays.

Les grandes cultures exportatrices ont joué un rôle important dans l’appauvrissement de territoires entiers en prenant la place des cultures vivrières seules capables de nourrir les populations locales. Une prise de conscience dans les pays touchés par la faim, mais aussi dans les pays industrialisés qui profitent de cet état de fait, peut seule enrayer le phénomène et jeter les bases d’un développement raisonné de l’agriculture à vocation « nourricière ».

La FAO estime que plus d’un milliard de personnes étaient encore sous-alimentées en 2009 sur la planète. Un être humain sur 6 !

Un site à visiter : www.fao.org  Source: Texte: Journée Mondiale  Image: ACF Portail humanitaire

World Day Against Child Labour – 12 June

Every year on June 12 the World Day Against Child Labor is observed to raise awareness of the plight of child laborers world-wide. Hundreds of millions of girls and boys around the world are affected.

Background
Child labor is especially rampant in many developing countries – but even in industrialized nations many children are forced to work. According to UNICEF, children in the United States “are employed in agriculture, a high proportion of them from immigrant or ethnic-minority families.”

There have also been a number of incidents of westerns companies exploiting child laborers in developing countries to save production costs.

In 2011, there were an estimated 215 million child laborers in the world – 115 million of which were involved in hazardous work. To combat child labor around the world the International Labour Organization (ILO) initiated the World Day Against Child Labor in 2002.

Source: Text: timeanddate.com  Image: forwardprogressives.com

 

 

World Oceans Day – 8 June

2017 Theme: “Our oceans, our future”

The oceans cover about two-thirds of the surface of the Earth and are the very foundations of life. They generate most of the oxygen we breathe, absorb a large share of carbon dioxide emissions, provide food and nutrients and regulate climate. They are important economically for countries that rely on tourism, fishing and other marine resources for income and serve as the backbone of international trade.

Unfortunately, human pressures, including overexploitation, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, destructive fishing, as well as unsustainable aquaculture practices, marine pollution, habitat destruction, alien species, climate change and ocean acidification are taking a significant toll on the world’s oceans and seas.

Peace and security are also critical to the full enjoyment of the benefits that can be derived from the oceans and for their sustainable development. As has been remarked by the Secretary-General: “There will be no development without security and no security without development.”

This year’s theme for the Day is “Our oceans, our future” and is connected to the Ocean Conference taking place from 5 to 9 June at United Nations headquarters in New York.

Source: Text: UN  Image: World Ocean day

World Water Day – 22 March

Water is the essential building block of life. But it is more than just essential to quench thirst or protect health; water is vital for creating jobs and supporting economic, social, and human development.

Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water.

2017 Theme: Why Wastewater?
This year, we focus on wastewater and ways to reduce and reuse as over 80% of all the wastewater from our homes, cities, industry and agriculture flows back to nature polluting the environment and losing valuable nutrients and other recoverable materials.

We need to improve the collection and treatment of wastewater and safely reuse it. At the same time, we need to reduce the quantity and pollution load of wastewater we produce, to help protect the environment and our water resources.

Sustainable Development Goal 6 – ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030 – includes a target to halve the proportion of untreated wastewater and increase water recycling and safe reuse.

Source: Text: UN   Image: Shilpsnutrilife

Journée Mondiale contre la Faim – 15 juin

La Journée mondiale de l’alimentation commémore la création de la FAO le 16 octobre 1945 et ce sont chaque année, pas loin de 150 pays de par le monde qui participent à cette manifestation.
Rappelons que la FAO est une organisation dépendante des Nations Unies et particulièrement chargée des questions de l’alimentation et de nourriture. Quand on sait que la population mondiale a plus que doublé depuis la création de la FAO, on imagine aisément l’importance des enjeux et la lutte contre la faim reste encore une préoccupation quotidienne dans de nombreux pays.4654411_6_3ec1_penurie-alimentaire-dans-le-grand-sud-de_af8a14804a71730f1367fdcc50a71076

Les grandes cultures exportatrices ont joué un rôle important dans l’appauvrissement de territoires entiers en prenant la place des cultures vivrières seules capables de nourrir les populations locales.  Une prise de conscience dans les pays touchés par la faim, mais aussi dans les pays industrialisés qui profitent de cet état de fait, peut seule enrayer le phénomène et jeter les bases d’un développement raisonné de l’agriculture à vocation « nourricière ». La FAO estime que plus d’un milliard de personnes étaient encore sous-alimentées en 2009 sur la planète. Un être humain sur 6 !

Un site à visiter : www.fao.org     Source: Texte: Journée mondiale   Image: M Planète, www.lemonde.fr

Et pourtant, la journée mondiale contre la faim touche encore aujourd’hui (2015) 10% des habitants de notre Planète. 795 millions de personnes. 57 pays sur 129 suivis par la FAO n’ont toujours pas atteint l’objectif premier des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement (OMD) (réduire de moitié la pauvreté et la proportion de personnes souffrant de la faim ndlr). Les régions de l’Afrique Subsaharienne et de l’Asie du Sud sont les deux régions les plus touchées par la faim.

De nombreuses causes peuvent provoquer la sous-alimentation : volatilité inexpliquée des prix et mauvaise information sur les cours des biens alimentaires, guerres, instabilité politiques, catastrophes naturelles, dérèglements climatiques, migrations… La sous-alimentation est « l’état, se prolongeant au moins un an, durant lequel une personne ne parvient pas à se procurer assez de nourriture pour satisfaire les besoins énergitiques alimentaires quotidiens » (FAO). Un autre facteur de la faim après la rareté des produits alimentaires est celui de la malnutrition : carences, quantités mangées par personne… Si rien n’est fait et si la tendance se maintient, 600 millions de personnes risqueraient de souffrir de la fin d’içi 2080 !

Source: Texte: www.oneheart.fr

International Day for Biological Diversity – 22 May

The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.

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Biodiversity is the foundation for life and for the essential services provided by ecosystems. It therefore underpins peoples’ livelihoods and sustainable development in all areas of activity, including economic sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism, among others. By halting biodiversity loss, we are investing in people, their lives and their well-being.

The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 13) to be held in Cancun, Mexico from 4 to 17 December 2016 will focus on the mainstreaming of biodiversity within and across sectors, which is closely linked to this year’s IDB theme.

Source: Text & Image: Convention on Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the foundation for life and for the essential services provided by ecosystems. It therefore underpins peoples’ livelihoods and sustainable development in all areas of activity, including economic sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism, among others. By halting biodiversity loss, we are investing in people, their lives and their well-being.

Source: Text: UN