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Pope to WFP: Conflicts are 'fed' more readily than people are nourished
Vatican News • • world
Key Points:
- Pope Leo XIV addressed the UN World Food Programme, emphasizing the urgent need to confront hunger and malnutrition while addressing their structural causes through multilateral cooperation.
- He criticized the fragmented international order and bureaucratic obstacles that delay humanitarian aid, noting that conflicts receive more resources than efforts to nourish people.
- The Pope highlighted the World Food Programme's vital role in preventing crises from worsening and called for increased support and collaboration with the Catholic Church and civil society.
- Stressing food security as central to global stability, he urged governments to reduce bureaucracy, enhance transparency, and prioritize aid delivery to vulnerable populations.
- He warned that the credibility of international cooperation depends on simplifying complex systems and ensuring no one is forgotten in the fight against hunger.
