This striking stamp was issued by the United Nations Office at Geneva in 1975 to commemorate the establishment of the World Food Council (Conseil Mondial de l’Alimentation). The design, in olive green and gold tones, features a stylized ear of wheat—a universal emblem of nourishment and agricultural growth—interlaced with colorful geometric patterns symbolizing international cooperation and diversity.

The Council, created following the 1974 World Food Conference, aimed to coordinate global food policies and combat hunger, particularly in developing nations. The multilingual inscriptions reflect the U.N.’s global inclusivity, with “United Nations” written in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese.