ROME -- Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery.

Former S.C. Gov. David Beasley in 2017 in Uganda. Photo courtesy World Food Program International aid leader and former S.C. Gov. David Beasley shared his commitment to combating the global hunger ...

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Alarming levels of hunger will persist throughout the remainder of 2025, leaving millions unsure of where their next meal will come from. The worsening outlook makes World Food Day on Oct. 16 more ...

NEW YORK, 18th November, 2025 (WAM) -- The world is facing a global hunger crisis with inadequate resources to respond, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. According to WFP’s ...

While there is more than enough food produced to feed the world’s population, hunger and food insecurity persist. In this vein, the World Bank funds projects that facilitate trade in food and trade of ...

As supply chains fracture, the knock-on effects are rippling from humanitarian operations to farm fields, with tens of ...

This year’s World Food Day marks 80 years since the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, whose mandate from the outset has been to ensure humanity’s freedom ...