United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that around 645 million people worldwide faced hunger over the past year.
In a message posted to his X account Mr. Guterres said the world must make use of its available resources to ensure food supplies.
He stressed that food is a fundamental human right, yet millions of people around the world continue to face hunger.
Mr. Guterres added that the world has the knowledge, technology, and capacity to feed its people, and that the time has come to use these resources to fight hunger.
The UN secretary-general emphasized that everyone, everywhere, should have access to safe and nutritious food.
Meanwhile, hunger has had a severe impact on people’s lives in Afghanistan.
The World Food Programme has reported that more than 17 million people in the country face acute food insecurity.
