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Leave NO ONE Behind

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  Image Credit : Thisal Walgampaya Written by : Gayathma Weerawanni Leave NO ONE behind  “In the face of a looming global food crisis, we need to harness the power of solidarity and collective momentum to build a better future where everyone has regular access to enough nutritious food,” FAO Director-General QU Dongyu  The annual celebration of the world food day commemorates the founding in 1945 of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and this year's theme is “Leave NO ONE behind, bridging connections directly with the SDG goals. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture or the SDG 2, seeks long-term solutions to eradicate all forms of hunger by 2030 and achieve food security. The goal is to ensure that everyone, everywhere has enough nutritious food to live a healthy life. Achieving this Goal will demand improved food access and widespread advocacy of sustainable agriculture. This comprises increasi