Food Systems Are the Missing Link in Social Development By George Conway and Stefanos Fotiou Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

MOGADISHU / ROME, Oct 31 2025 (IPS) - Food has always been political. It decides whether families thrive or fall into poverty, whether young people see a future of opportunity or despair, whether communities feel included or pushed aside. Food is also a basic human right – one recognized in international law but too often unrealized in practice. Guaranteeing that right requires viewing food not as a form of emergency relief, but as the cornerstone of sustainable social development. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/food-systems-are-the-missing-link-in-social-development/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The_Biggest_Single_Contributor_to_the_UN_Budget_is_also_the_Biggest_Single_Defaulter_As_Civil_Societ Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.