# United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, is calling on the world to build food systems that nourish people and protect the planet. Today is World Food Day under the theme, Hand-in-hand for Better Foods and a Better Future, a call for solidarity across borders, sectors, and communities. An estimated 673-million people still go to bed hungry every night. Guterres says global progress in tackling hunger is far too slow and, in some regions, reversing:
UN chief says global progress in tackling hunger is far too slow [SOUND]
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