On December 2, 2025, Italy, Lebanon, and Morocco hosted an event at the United Nations titled “Mediterranean Diet: Science, Sustainability, and Cultural Heritage,” highlighting its importance for health, sustainability, and culture. Italy’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, emphasized the contribution of traditional diets to sustainable development and cultural heritage.

The event, moderated by Sara Roversi, was attended by senior representatives of FAO and UNESCO, the latter having inscribed the Mediterranean Diet on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2010.

During the event, distinguished scholars Antonia Trichopoulou, Loredana Quadro, and Harini Sampath spoke, along with representatives of the emblematic communities of the Mediterranean Diet (Agros–Cyprus, Brač–Croatia, Koroni–Greece, Pollica–Italy, Chefchaouen–Morocco, Tavira–Portugal, Soria–Spain).

Negotiations on the proposal to establish 16 November as International Mediterranean Diet Day have concluded, and the final decision of the UN General Assembly is expected on December 15, 2025.