Daniel del Castillo González
The UN World Food Programme is the largest humanitarian organization in existence. In the world, 318 million people suffer from acute hunger and famine stalks 1.9 million.
Leo XIV has been the guest of honor at the annual meeting and, for this, he traveled to its headquarters. Upon his arrival, some children sent him greetings from different parts of the world.
Pope Leo XIV described how hunger in the world generates a butterfly effect that causes many other inequalities.
POPE LEO XIV
More than merely a humanitarian concern, hunger erodes social cohesion, heightens the risk of conflict and fuels forced migration. Moreover, it undermines the capacity of States and societies to build resilient institutions, provide effective education and foster sustainable economic development.
The Pope's criticism has been a direct blow to the structural system, which produces problems that must later be resolved.
POPE LEO XIV
What configuration of the global order is capable of producing, reproducing and, at times, normalizing such conditions? The issue is no longer limited to how to intervene; rather, it extends to understanding why the system constantly produces the very problems it is then forced to correct.
In the garden, the officers and employees of this world organization, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, were waiting for him.
