“Hunger is not a fatality. It is a crime.”
What this quote means
Jean Ziegler, sociologist and former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, hammers home a political truth: hunger is not a natural fatality but the result of human choices and unjust structures. By calling it a crime, he highlights the responsibility of policymakers and economic systems. This quote awakens us to the moral urgency of acting against malnutrition affecting millions.
How to apply it daily
Support an organization fighting hunger, through donation or volunteering, and educate your circle about the structural causes of this scourge.
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