{"id":1075,"date":"2025-07-29T09:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:49:47","slug":"hunger-must-never-be-weapon-of-war-un-chief-tells-africa-food-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=1075","title":{"rendered":"Hunger must never be &#8216;weapon of war&#8217;, UN chief tells Africa food summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-body md:col-[1_\/_4]\">\n<header class=\"mb-5 md:max-w-[750px] lg:mb-8\">\n<h1 class=\"mt-2 text-[1.625rem] font-bold leading-tight md:text-[2rem]\">Hunger must never be &#8216;weapon of war&#8217;, UN chief tells Africa food summit<\/h1>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex items-start justify-between mt-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-start\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"text-sm font-semibold\">Dylan GAMBA<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-xs text-muted md:text-sm\">\n<div><time datetime=\"2025-07-28T15:42:29.000Z\">Mon, July 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM GMT+1<\/time><\/div>\n<div>3 min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-3 flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"relative inline-flex h-[32px] items-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden -mx-4 md:mx-0 md:rounded-lg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5P.qrJgwwRlu6Fd2pN9Okg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp.com\/3966fb9e2f1450f21013db41b0caa97b\" alt=\"Palestinians carrying sacks of flour after trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered northern Gaza (BASHAR TALEB)\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"4\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>\n<div>Palestinians carrying sacks of flour after trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered northern Gaza (BASHAR TALEB)<\/div>\n<p>BASHAR TALEB\/AFP\/AFP<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body\">\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders gathered for a food summit in Africa, where 280 million people face chronic hunger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The African Union urged donors to provide greater support for the world&#8217;s poorest continent, which is struggling with poverty, unrest and the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A new report co-authored by several United Nations agencies found global hunger fell slightly in 2024 thanks to progress in Asia and South America.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"_R_ghokr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_\" class=\"flex ad-container\">\n<div id=\"_R_ghokr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" class=\"flex\" data-google-query-id=\"CPfroNHR4Y4DFcjvEQgdr4w7Xg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/ynews\/ros\/dt\/us_ynews_ros_dt_mid_center_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But 8.2 percent of the world &#8212; an estimated 638 to 720 million people &#8212; still faced hunger last year, and the situation was worsening particularly in Africa, where the figure is 20.2 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Hunger fuels instability and undermines peace. We must never accept hunger as a weapon of war,&#8221; Antonio Guterres told the UN Food Systems Summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa via video link.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Climate change is disrupting harvests, supply chains and humanitarian aid,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He highlighted the worsening crises in Sudan and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The World Health Organization has warned that malnutrition in the occupied Palestinian territory has reached &#8220;alarming levels&#8221; since Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza on March 2.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"_R_h9okr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_\" class=\"flex ad-container\">\n<div id=\"_R_h9okr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" class=\"flex\" data-google-query-id=\"CPjroNHR4Y4DFcjvEQgdr4w7Xg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/ynews\/ros\/dt\/us_ynews_ros_dt_mid_center_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In late May, Israel began allowing a trickle of aid to enter, but more than 100 NGOs have warned that &#8220;mass starvation&#8221; is spreading.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8211; Millions going hungry &#8211;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<div id=\"recirc-062a7de8-f480-3d46-a47c-c9b4133486ef\" class=\"mb-4\">\n<div class=\"mb-3.5 flex items-center gap-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-2\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full\">\n<div id=\"_r_5c_\" class=\"absolute inset-0 rounded-[4px] focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-blue-700 trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_stream-i\" data-placement-name=\"taboola-article-center\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_7661457927\" class=\"trc_rbox stream-i trc-content-sponsored\">\n<div id=\"outer_7661457927\" class=\"trc_rbox_outer\">\n<div id=\"rbox-t2m\" class=\"trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div id=\"internal_trc_7661457927\">\n<div class=\"videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-default textItem thumbnail_start videoCube_1_child syndicatedItem trc-first-recommendation trc-spotlight-first-recommendation trc_excludable\" data-item-id=\"~~V1~~7082507081018021031~~obgCL8z41mx92qZfw6ieBnCCtw9EjjXjlVcG8UnwJVl0laf9TUUB9qOEkJRK1PkjGd9HeD5yXvPWyOirM4-C8uzu_V8Aqs0DpDuFuqAwyMFPi-gqhaSgwKMIV-fN89LjxuCSUfLVVf5GXzpxXb73sRG0QKgYf2IEHu2VVkX2psVeIyd0sj5ZYUplsnh73eT0Y-9F1M-fheDjFsQ5kYLk0CQ6TvhNeGaWcdtIDU4Lt-c\" data-item-title=\"Is it legal? 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Millions, certainly,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"_R_i5okr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_\" class=\"flex ad-container\">\n<div id=\"_R_i5okr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" class=\"flex\" data-google-query-id=\"CPnroNHR4Y4DFcjvEQgdr4w7Xg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/ynews\/ros\/dt\/us_ynews_ros_dt_mid_center_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Youssouf said more than 280 million Africans were malnourished, with &#8220;nearly 3.4 million&#8230; on the brink of famine&#8221; and some 10 million displaced by drought, floods and cyclones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He urged AU member states to devote 10 percent of their gross domestic product to agriculture to help foster &#8220;nutritional resilience&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But we cannot do this alone. We call on our partners to honour their commitments to finance and support African solutions,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8211; &#8216;Not good news&#8217; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The UN report made clear how far there was to go to meet its goal of ending world hunger by 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Current projections suggest some 512 million people will still be undernourished by the end of the decade, 60 percent of them in Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"_R_j1okr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_\" class=\"flex ad-container\">\n<div id=\"_R_j1okr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" class=\"flex\" data-google-query-id=\"CPrroNHR4Y4DFcjvEQgdr4w7Xg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/ynews\/ros\/dt\/us_ynews_ros_dt_mid_center_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Global hunger figures have slightly improved compared to 2022 and 2023,&#8221; Alvaro Lario, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But we have not come back to the levels of five years ago. 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