Hunger Amid Plenty Is a Political Failure, UN Rights Chief Warns
Despite a record food surplus, 266 million people face acute hunger as conflict, waste and inequality drive famine risk, UN officials said.
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Africa: Hunger Is 'An Avoidable Tragedy' in a World of Plenty
More than a quarter of humanity struggles to get enough food, even though the world produces enough for everyone, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday, blaming injustice and the denial of human rights for hunger in a world of plenty.
Hunger Amid Plenty Is a Political Failure, UN Rights Chief Warns
The world produces more than enough food, yet conflict, inequality, waste and the concentration of farmland leave billions without an adequate diet. By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 20 October 2026 (IDN) — The world’s farms produce more food than ever before. The average global supply now exceeds 3,000 calories per person a day. Yet more than a quarter of humanity cannot regularly obtain enough food—or food of sufficient quality—to live a healthy life. …
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Global Diaspora NewsHunger is ‘an avoidable tragedy’ in a world of plenty: Türk
More than a quarter of humanity struggles to get enough food, even though the world produces enough for everyone, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday, blaming injustice and the denial of human rights for hunger in a world of plenty.
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