#Food

European Council: Michel calls an extraordinary meeting. “Russian military aggression, dramatic effect on food security”

EU: food crisis triggered by war in Ukraine. 554 million euros from the 27 member states to the Sahel and Lake Chad regions

Eurostat: the pandemic bows down household consumption, -8%. Hotels, restaurants, transport, fashion hit the hardest

Food safety: EU strategy Farm to Fork. Kyriakides (EU), “safe and nutritious food for the whole world” 

Pope Francis: message to FAO, “what we are accumulating and wasting is the bread of the poor”.

Nutrition. FAO: hunger and obesity, two facets of the same crisis. “It’s not enough to provide food. Healthy and sustainable diets must be accessible to everyone”

Globally, 820 million people suffer from hunger, while 650 million adults and 120 million young people in the 5-19 age…

EU Commission: schools opening now, distribution of milk, fruit and vegetables to European students starting again

Haiti: Caritas, “a forgotten tragedy”. Widespread hunger and devastation

The testimony of Michel Roy, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis after his return from a reconnaissance mission in the dioceses…

Crisis in Venezuela: the president of Venezuelan bishops: “they are starving the population.” No sign of dialogue from the government

“They don’t want dialogue. Such a dramatic situation hadn’t occurred in years: we are without food and without medicine. To…