05/06/2026
"Hunger amid abundance is a moral failure." Three of the world's largest faith-based organisations — the World Council of Churches (WCC), Caritas Internationalis, and World Vision International — have spoken with one voice for the first time, cosigning a joint open letter on global hunger.
Did you know in NZ we grow enough food for 40 million people yet some of our 5 million go hungry? We are going to explore this in church soon...
"Hunger amid abundance is a moral failure." Three of the world's largest faith-based organisations — the World Council of Churches (WCC), Caritas Internationalis, and World Vision International — have spoken with one voice for the first time, cosigning a joint open letter on global hunger.
318 million people are facing crisis-level hunger in 2026. The letter calls on governments to protect humanitarian access, safeguard child nutrition programmes, and prioritise peacebuilding over militarisation.
Join us on 9 June — a 90-minute webinar marking World Hunger Day, titled "Give your loaves and fish."
Register via the link below.
https://oikoumene.org/news/wcc-caritas-world-vision-issue-open-letter-against-hunger-at-webinar