Mediterranean Diet: Science, Sustainability, and Cultural Heritage.


The Mediterranean Diet is far more than a dietary model. It is a comprehensive lifestyle and cultural system, integrating human health, planetary resilience, and social well-being.
  • Opening session
  • Roundtable on the importance of the Mediterranean Diet in relation to Health, Sustainability, Ethics
  • Views from the world on the International Day of the Mediterranean Diet
  • Closing

Event organized by the Permanent Mission of Italy, the Permanent Mission of Lebanon and the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Location: 405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, USA

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