Consequences of Inaction: UN Security Council Pressed to Act Before Hunger Becomes Famine

UNITED NATIONS, August 28 (IPS) – Across the board, UN officials and humanitarian organizations urged the Security Council to act before the consequences of food insecurity and famines hit, during a high-level open debate on Tuesday, August 25. More than 80 representatives took part in Tuesday’s conversation on conflict-related food insecurity under the theme “Food under fire: the Security Council’s role in mitigating global and local food crises”.

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