Food Security: Half of All UN Members Abstained from US-Led Pledge Not to Weaponize Food in War

Aug 6, 2023 | Damilola Banjo, PassBlue
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The United States and 90 other countries took a formal stand against weaponizing food in conflicts last week, while more than half — 102 United Nations member states — declined to sign the communiqué pledging to condemn the use of food as a tool of war. Only 11 of Africa’s 54 countries agreed to the messaging.