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Pope urges governments to boost hunger aid as funding falls
Filed: Jun 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM ET
Summary: Pope Leo XIV told the UN World Food Program that wars are sustained faster than people are fed amid aid funding shortfalls.
WHO: Pope Leo XIV
WHAT: Urged governments to strengthen resources and remove obstacles to deliver hunger assistance
WHEN: Jun 22, 2026 at 11:42 AM ET
WHERE: Rome, Italy
WHY: A severe funding shortfall by the United States and other countries has dried up aid money for hunger relief.
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