Important Days & Events MCQs - 2026-10-17

World Food Day is celebrated on October 16th each year to commemorate the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945.

World Food Day is led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

World Food Day is celebrated every year on October 16th to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945.

The first observance of the day took place in Paris, France, in 1987, when 100,000 people gathered at the Trocadéro to honour victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear.

The United Nations General Assembly, by its resolution 47/196 of 22 December 1992, officially declared October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17th.