The Senate designated October 16, 2025, and October 16, 2026, as World Food Day, calling attention to the global hunger crisis. The resolution cites alarming numbers: an estimated 2.3 billion people worldwide were moderately or severely food insecure in 2024, and the number of people facing the most extreme levels of acute food insecurity increased more than tenfold between 2016 and 2024, from 155,000 to nearly 2 million. It reaffirms the U.S. commitment to combating global hunger through humanitarian support and investment in resilient agriculture.
Congressional Summary
This resolution designates October 16, 2025, and October 16, 2026, as World Food Day.It also reaffirms the commitment of the United States to combating global food insecurity and malnutrition through humanitarian support and investment in resilient agriculture to improve long-term food security.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-11-19
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06