United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautioned Friday that the world is facing a 'catastrophe' due to the global food shortage impacting millions.
Speaking in Sweden earlier this month, Guterres called the situation a perfect storm, and called for "quick and decisive action."
A military vehicle is pictured in a grain field previously mined with explosives, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Chernihiv region, Ukraine May 24, 2022. Picture taken with drone.
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