Voice of America News (VOA) published an article on President Biden's upcoming address to the UN where he is expected to highlight U.S. efforts to strengthen global food security and replenish the Global Fund to fight AIDS and other pandemics. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exports of food and fertilizer from the region have been disrupted, pushing post-pandemic food prices even higher. Some 828 million people go to bed hungry every night, according to the World Food Program. The world is now not on track to achieve the U.N. goal of zero hunger by 2030, said Rob Vos, the Markets, Trade, and Institutions division director. “We need to invest a lot more in agriculture and food systems or particularly, to change things around in food systems such that they become more inclusive so that poor people can reap more benefits from it, that food prices stay low so that they're accessible, and that production becomes more resilient and sustainable." Republished in Alaska Native News.
