More than 75 countries demand to stop using hunger as weapon, - Reuters
More than 75 countries "pledge to take action to end the use of food as a weapon of war and the threat of civilian starvation as a tactic of warfare"
This is reported by Reuters, Censor.NET reports with reference to LigaBusinessInform.
As the agency reports with reference to high-ranking US officials, dozens of countries are ready to support the communique prepared by the US mission for the UN Security Council.
According to reports, the communique will be announced by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the Security Council meeting regarding threats to global food security. Blinken will also announce the US allocation of about $362 million to "eliminate the causes of threats to food security and increase resilience" for ten of the world's most vulnerable countries.
The communiqué does not mention countries that pose threats to global food security, but the US, the EU and other states publicly accuse Russia of using food as a weapon of war.
"We do not seek to turn this into a showdown with Russia or any other country... No matter how abhorrent we and the rest of the world consider Moscow's actions, we must recognize that this challenge is broader than the actions of one country," said one of the high-ranking sources Reuters.
