Italian Premier Mario Draghi called
for a radical transformation in the way the world produces and
consumes food to combat hunger as he opened the UN Food Systems
Pre-Summit in Rome on Monday.
"The health crisis generated a food crisis," Draghi said.
"As we did with vaccines, we must act with determination to
improve access to an adequate quantity of food.
"This pre-summit is an opportunity to transform the way we think
about, produce and consume food at the global level."
The three-day event in Rome is paving the way for the UN Food
Systems Summit, which will take place in September in New York.
Pope Francis, meanwhile, blasted the "scandal" of hunger in a
world that produces enough food for everyone, saying that this
was a "crime that violates basic human rights." in a message to
the UN Secretary General António Guterres for the Pre-Summit.
Francis called for a "new mindset and a new holistic approach
and to design food systems that protect the Earth and keep the
dignity of the human person at the centre; that ensure enough
food globally and promote decent work locally; and that feed the
world today, without compromising the future."
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