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Guterres Urges End to Hunger as Weapon at UN Food Systems Summit

The summit in Ethiopia centered on reversing alarming malnutrition spikes in Gaza and Sudan through immediate aid restoration, increased funding and recommitment to the UN’s 2030 hunger goals.

Réunion sur l'alimentation dans le monde, co-organisée par l'Ethiopie et l'Italie, le 28 juillet 2025, à Addis Abeba
Le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Antonio Guterres, s’adresse à une réunion du Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies sur la paix et la sécurité internationales par le biais du multilatéralisme, au siège de l’ONU à New York, États-Unis, le 22 juillet 2025.

Overview

  • António Guterres declared that hunger must never be used as a weapon of war, condemning sieges in Gaza and Sudan at the UN Food Systems Summit.
  • The World Health Organization reported a peak in malnutrition deaths in Gaza in July, attributing the surge to severe shortages under Israel’s tightened blockade.
  • African Union Commission President Mahamoud Ali Youssouf highlighted that over 280 million Africans are malnourished and urged both domestic and international investment in agriculture.
  • A new United Nations report shows global hunger fell to 8.2 percent in 2024 but warns that 512 million people will remain undernourished by 2030 without accelerated action.
  • Summit participants called for the immediate restoration of humanitarian corridors into Gaza and Sudan and a renewed push for long-term food system resilience.