Armed with the dramatic latest report from the United Nations World Food Program, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O'Brien was recently quoted as saying that 108 million people in 48 countries worldwide are currently facing “crisis-level food insecurity.” In layman’s terms, what that means is that this total is in imminent danger of starving to death. Indeed, even as I’m writing this, many of their number may already be dead. And that’s only the beginning of a tragic and continuing story, as witnessed by the fact that just two years ago the number of people in that ultimate crisis situation was 80 million—a shocking enough total even then, which has risen by more than 25 percent over the course of the past 24 months. People in the most immediate danger of starving to death currently number some 20 million, and among these, worldwide relief organization experts estimate that at least 1.4 million children are so severe...
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Author Roberto Vivo comments on wars past and present, on the world’s great peacemakers and on the pathway to global peace. His basic philosophy: In a world where 9 out of every 10 victims of armed conflict are civilians, war is no longer a viable political alternative. Indeed, it is the ultimate crime against humanity. If rising generations are to have a future, the key will lie in world peace. War is the pathway to oblivion.