«Cada vez se usa más el hambre como arma de guerra»

Marco Gordillo, coordinator for Incidencia y Alianzas in Manos Unidas, stated that hunger is increasingly being used as a political instrument of power to define warfare. Speaking at the Mesa del Hambre 2026 in Madrid on Tuesday, Gordillo described hunger as a cause, a consequence, and an increasing tool of war.

He cited a recent study showing that 266 million people in 47 countries experiencing conflict are currently facing hunger. This represents a doubling of the number of people suffering from food insecurity due to conflict over the last ten years.