‘Food is an inalienable right’
The human tragedy of hunger
The planet produces enough food to feed everyone, yet more than 800 million people go hungry every day.
Feed the world, safeguard the planet, Pope tells nutrition conference
ROME - Every human being has a right to food, and no business plan or economic policy can override that right, Pope Francis told world leaders gathered in Rome.
Hunger in a world of wasted food is a tragic paradox, Pope says
VATICAN CITY - Providing food aid to people in need is not enough to eradicate world hunger, Pope Francis said.
Pope urges participation in Caritas anti-hunger campaign
VATICAN CITY - Christians cannot follow Jesus while turning away from people who are hungry, Pope Francis said.
Poll: Canada should act to alleviate world hunger
A third of the people in sub-Saharan Africa are chronically hungry. But, strangely, small-scale farmers, 80 per cent of them women, are the Africans most likely to come up short when trying to feed their families.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Hunger and panic are spreading among people unable to work because of restrictions aimed at containing the spread of Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone, say church workers in West Africa.