We appreciate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s time-befitting call to the international community to stop war and politics with food and reach food to all. If a fraction of the money invested on manufacturing weapons was spent on food production and distribution, no one would go hungry in this world. The prime minister said this while virtually addressing the inaugural session of the World Food Forum-2022 held in FAO’s headquarters Rome, Italy from her official Ganabhaban residence in capital Dhaka.
We are seeing that trust is crumbling, inequalities are exploding and our planet is burning. As the global food system is reeling from the Russia-Ukraine war, sanctions and counter-sanctions, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the droughts across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle-East, the world leaders should use their strong positions to deliver better outcomes for people in need and to commit to sustained engagement in order to uphold the norms that safeguard humanity.
There is no alternative
to foster
dialogue among key stakeholders to
advance important solutions for agri-food
system
transformation during this
crisis time
In real sense, there is no dearth of food on our planet but the scarcity is simply man-made. Politics and business interests with food, challenges of climate change, and pest and disease attacks are all putting pressure on our agri-food systems. So, there is no alternative to foster dialogue among key stakeholders to advance important solutions for agri-food system transformation during this crisis time.
Our prime minister feels it is time to utilise the network to share views on tackling the complex global challenges and bring positive outcomes not only for their respective countries but also for mankind. So, every country in the world should realise her (Sheikh Hasina) call and continue to move ahead tirelessly. Therefore, the international community should work as one, as a coalition of the world in order to eradicate poverty, hunger, war and human sufferings and achieve global peace and security for the well-being of humanity.
