Although the “fever” of food prices has cooled down globally, food security challenges remain serious for African countries, as drought, unrest and power shortages are still pushing millions of Africans into starvation.
The message of “No one left behind” was chosen as the theme of the 2022 World Food Day (October 16). In the context that global food insecurity has increasingly pushed more people into poverty, the United Nations called on the countries to unite and address the root causes of the current crisis.
India on Friday rejected North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte's claim that after the United States imposed a penalty on India for buying Russian oil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Russia to explain its strategy on Ukraine.