Roundup: Rome marks World Food Day with calls to "leave no one behind"


ROME, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Italian capital celebrated World Food Day on Friday under the rallying cry "leave no one behind," with head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) calling for a united approach to confront "a looming global food crisis."

Also delivering messages on Friday were United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Alvaro Lario, president of the Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and David Beasley, executive director of the Rome-based World Food Program (WFP).

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