 Dear friends, this year's World Food Day found us at a critical moment. The COVID-19 pandemic remains a global challenge, causing untold losses and hardship. The impacts of the climate crisis are all around us. Crops have gone up in flames. Homes have been washed away. Cutlery's lives have been thrown into turmoil. Our swords are with the people in Afghanistan, Haiti, and many other humanitarian emergencies. Global food security challenges have not been this severe for years. Yet, in the past year, we have also witnessed the resilience and power within all of us. And we owe our gratitude to all our food heroes who have kept the production up and market share stocking. We at FAO have also prepared and positioned ourselves to better support the members in dealing with shocks and challenges. Our new strategic framework 2022-2031, endorsed by FAO 194 members, supports the 2030 Agenda through transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agricultural systems. For better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life living on the one behind. The UN Food Systems Summit last month saw the world coming together, committed to transforming our global agri-food system together. It was the People's Summit, a Solution Summit, and Action Summit. With hundreds of national dialogues, contributions, ideas, and action plans demonstrating our collective commitment, this World Food Day calls on us to work the talk and take action. As producers, distributors, or consumers, we each have the power to make a positive impact on the transformation. Our actions are our future. Let this World Food Day be day one of the future without hunger. Thank you.