WCC commits to praying and acting against hunger

A joint statement for World Food Day, on 16 October this year, calls us to pray and act against hunger at a time when more than 800 million people are going to bed hungry on a daily basis.

“The converging causes of this crisis include conflict and violence, poverty and inequality, disasters and the impacts of climate change – compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic which has disrupted food production and supply chains, and reduced incomes,” reads the statement, signed by the World Council of Churches and other global faith-based organizations.

Read more: https://www.oikoumene.org/resources/documents/joint-interfaith-statement-for-world-food-day-16-october-2021-pray-and-act-against-hunger

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