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STORY: FAO / WORLD FOOD FORUM 2025 WRAP UP
TRT: 01:59
SOURCE: FAO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT FAO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / PORTUGUESE / NATS
DATELINE: 17 OCTOBER 2025, ROME, ITALY
1. Wide shot, FAO headquarters
2. Wide shot, children attending Junior World Food Day heading towards the FAO headquarters
3. Wide shot, World Food Forum 2025 closing ceremony
4. Wide shot, FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, at the World Food Forum 2025 closing ceremony
5. SOUNDBITE (English) QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General:
“We marked FAO’s 80th anniversary — celebrating eight decades of service to food and agriculture, and reaffirming our shared mission. A world free from hunger and malnutrition. A future for everyone that is peaceful, sustainable, prosperous and foods-secure.”
6. Tracking shot, participants clapping during the closing ceremony
7. Wide shot, Janja Lula da Silva, First Lady of Brazil at the World Food Forum 2025 closing ceremony
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese), Janja Lula da Silva, First Lady of Brazil:
“The central focus that this forum has placed on young people is not only necessary, but strategic. The sum of knowledge, experiences, and ideas from multiple generations enriches the processes and enhances the results.”
9. Various shots, FAO Director-General with children and delivering his speech at the Junior World Food Day ceremony at FAO plenary hall
10. Wide shot, children holding a banner attending the Junior World Food Day ceremony
11. Various shots, cooking contest during Junior World Food Day with Italian chef Alessandro Borghese and actress and FAO Champion Monique Coleman
12. Various shots, break dance performance at Junior World Food Day
The fifth edition of the World Food Forum (WFF) concluded today at FAO headquarters in Rome, marking the end of a week-long event that united leaders, youth, Indigenous Peoples, scientists, farmers, investors, and innovators around one shared goal: transforming agrifood systems for a sustainable, hunger-free world.
In his closing remarks, FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, reiterated that, in its 80th anniversary, FAO reaffirms its “shared mission” of ending “hunger and malnutrition.”
He said, “We marked FAO’s 80th anniversary, celebrating eight decades of service to food and agriculture, and reaffirming our shared mission. A world free from hunger and malnutrition. A future for everyone that is peaceful, sustainable, prosperous and foods-secure.”
In her speech, the First Lady of Brazil, Janja Lula da Silva, praised the “central focus” of youth in the forum.
She said, “The central focus that this forum has placed on young people is not only necessary, but strategic. The sum of knowledge, experiences, and ideas from multiple generations enriches the processes and enhances the results.”
Earlier in the day, actresses and celebrity chefs joined youth activists, influencers and innovators from around the world for a celebration of food, sport and creativity on Junior World Food Day.
The event, moderated by Italian celebrity chef Alessandro Borghese and the American actress and dancer Monique Coleman, was attended by almost 1,000 students aged 9 to 13, who were joined by 80 students from the World Food Forum School Assembly. It opened with a break dance performance, followed by an introductory speech from FAO Director-General QU Dongyu.
This year, the WFF expanded, evolved and accelerated its impact. The week-long event brought together over 6,500 participants in Rome, demonstrating the growing reach and influence of the WFF as a platform for inclusive action.
