The Syrian Future Movement, with deep appreciation and national pride, commemorates World Pulses Day, established by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution A\/RES\/73\/251 of December 20, 2018, and celebrated annually on February 10 under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This celebration builds upon the great success of the International Year of Pulses in 2016, launched by the FAO to highlight the role of these crops in promoting global food security and sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Syrian Future Movement believes that this year, 2026, the theme for World Pulses Day is “Pulses of the World: From Modesty to Excellence,” a slogan that reflects the desired transformation of these historically humble crops\u2014such as beans, lentils, chickpeas, peas, broad beans, peanuts, and others\u2014into a prominent position as a global strategic food source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We believe this slogan aims to challenge the misconception that legumes are merely a simple or “poor” food, highlighting instead their nutritional, economic, and environmental significance, and their role in culinary innovation and global cultural diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Syrian Future Movement sees this day as a golden opportunity to emphasize the multiple values \u200b\u200bembodied by legumes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Syrian Future Movement believes that in the current Syrian context, this day is doubly important. After years of conflict, mass displacement, and severe environmental degradation, Syria faces profound food, economic, and environmental challenges, including: declining agricultural production in vast areas due to drought, pollution, and damage to rural infrastructure; rising prices for basic foodstuffs; widespread acute malnutrition among children (especially those under five), pregnant women, and lactating women; and worsening rural poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, legumes have been\u2014and remain\u2014an integral and deeply rooted part of Syrian agricultural heritage and traditional cuisine. Chickpeas, lentils, beans, and broad beans are among the most prominent ingredients in everyday dishes such as hummus with tahini, mujaddara, ful medames, fattoush with beans, and lentils with oil and cumin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In light of this occasion, the Syrian Future Movement calls for the launch of comprehensive and sustainable national initiatives focused on:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Syrian Future Movement believes that commemorating this day is not merely a symbolic or ceremonial occasion, but a practical and urgent call to transform “modesty” into “excellence”\u2014as expressed in the 2026 slogan\u2014through genuine recognition of the value of these humble crops and elevating them to the status of strategic and sustainable food sources that can contribute to rebuilding the national economy and achieving social stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In light of the great challenges facing Syria today, the Syrian Future Movement renews its firm commitment to building a strong future Syria in terms of food, environment, and economy, where every citizen has access to healthy, affordable, and diverse food, and where the land regains its natural fertility, and people regain their dignity and hope for a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" World Pulses Day highlights the importance of beans and lentils in achieving global food security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":62127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4688],"tags":[4763],"class_list":["post-62129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presidency-office-en","tag-congratulations-and-events"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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