Hunger is ‘an avoidable tragedy’ in a world of plenty: Türk
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More than a quarter of humanity struggles to get enough food, even though the world produces enough for everyone, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday, blaming injustice and the denial of human rights for hunger in a world of plenty.
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- Original: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168627
- Published 2026-10-19 12:00:00 UTC
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