A mother and two health staff are helping each other to measure a little girl's height at Thadeua village, Khongsedone district, Saravan, Photo UNICEF

Saturday 16 October marks the 30th World Food Day.

It comes as Lao PDR prepares for its 10th annual Round Table Meeting (20-21 October) when the government and the donor community take stock of development progress in the country and discuss the planned way forward.

The theme for the World Food Day 2010 is United Against Hunger. It is a call for action that recognizes the need for consolidated efforts at local, national, regional and international levels to fight hunger and malnutrition. Read more