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UN Summit in Ethiopia: An International Parade in a Country Torn by Hunger and War

Jul 3, 2025

By Robert Crowe

https://www.worldmedias.net/un-summit-i ... r-and-war/

As the world gears up for the upcoming UN Summit on food security, some are asking: why Italy? And why Ethiopia — a country ravaged by internal wars and one of the worst food crises on the planet — as the host of the summit?



While the world prepares for the next UN Summit on food security, some are asking: why Italy? And why Ethiopia, a country torn apart by internal wars and one of the worst food crises in the world, was chosen as the summit’s host?

Italy, the designated “chef”

Let’s start with Italy, called to co-organize the international event. The reasons? Well, Rome hosts the headquarters of three major UN food-related agencies — FAO, WFP, and IFAD — a true institutional “trio” that makes Italy the global reference point for food security. Add some diplomatic “savoir-faire” and Italy’s long tradition of international cooperation, and voilà: this is why the Bel Paese is the perfect partner for such an important event.

Ethiopia, a surprising “stage”

But here’s the detail that makes people raise their eyebrows: the summit will take place in Addis Ababa, the capital of a country where millions of people struggle daily just not to die of hunger. A place where food security is more a mirage than a reality, due to an internal conflict that makes peace seem like a distant utopia.

Ethiopian farmers, the true guardians of the land, often can’t even cultivate because they’re forced to flee their homes due to violence. Abandoned fields, lost harvests, extinguished hopes. Before talking about aid or recipes for “sustainable food systems,” the massacre of civilians must be stopped and farmers allowed to return to their lands.

In particular, it is urgent to stop the massacres in the Amhara region, home to about 30 million people — an open wound no summit can ignore.

Summit paradoxes

This raises some doubts: is this a strategy to shine a spotlight on real emergencies, or just a big show? Or maybe the UN thinks organizing a summit on the topic right where hunger is worst is the best diplomatic irony possible.

The challenge is open

In any case, we must hope this summit leads to more than just nice words and group photos. Because while Italy brings experience and capability, Ethiopia must come out of this event with concrete help, not just a showcase.

Ethiopia must leave this event with a real commitment to stop the massacres of populations who live without media coverage, too often forgotten by the world.

It will be an opportunity to show that, in an increasingly fragile world, food security is not just a conference topic but a fundamental right to guarantee — especially to those, like Ethiopians, who are living firsthand what it means to have nothing to put on their plate.

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