US EditionHunger Should Not Be Used as a Weapon of War, Pope Leo Says
VATICAN CITY, JUN 30 – Pope Leo XIV condemned hunger as a weapon in conflicts, warning food insecurity worsens as resources shift from poverty eradication to arms production, threatening the UN's 2030 goal.
- On June 30, Pope Leo XIV condemned the weaponization of hunger during his address to the FAO's 44th conference in Rome.
- Following his denunciation, armed civilian groups burn crops and block aid, worsening food insecurity amid political crises and economic turbulence.
- FAO reports show that 735 million people, or 9.2%, faced chronic hunger in 2022, with 2.4 billion experiencing moderate to severe food insecurity.
- Pope Leo XIV urged the international community to implement concrete measures and hold perpetrators accountable for weaponizing hunger.
- More broadly, achieving the UN's Zero Hunger 2030 goal remains unlikely without urgent, coordinated climate action to sustain global food systems.
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Pope Leo denounces using starvation as weapon of war
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Pope Leo prays the Angelus at the Vatican on June 30, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Jun 30, 2025 / 12:24 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV deplored the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” in his message to the United Nations Food and Agri... [...]
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