Dozens of states to pledge to combat use of food as weapon of war

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : The pact was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to help ease a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
33% : While the United States, the European Union and others have accused Russia of using food as a weapon of war by worsening a global food crisis when it invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the draft communique does not specifically call out any countries.
30% : By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - More than 75 countries will "commit to take action to end the use of food as a weapon of war and the starvation of civilians as a tactic of warfare" by backing a U.S.-drafted communique at the United Nations on Thursday, senior U.S. officials said.

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