The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and governments, and mitigate the damaging impact of continuing climate change on food production.

Addressing the ‘UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment’, in Rome, the UN chief said that in a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger.

He said Global food systems are broken and billions of people are paying the price. He said the recent termination of the Black Sea Initiative by Russia has further exacerbated the situation.

According to UN estimates, over 780 million people experience hunger, almost one-third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted and nearly three billion people cannot afford healthy diet.