President Bio Chairs UN Security Council Debate, Warns Hunger is a “Weapon of War”

President Bio Chairs UN Security Council Debate, Warns Hunger is a “Weapon of War”
President Julius Maada Bio of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority, on Monday presided over a high-level United Nations Security Council open debate on “Threats to International Peace and Security: Conflict-Related Food Insecurity” at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Addressing the Council for the second time in two years during Sierra Leone’s tenure, President Bio warned that hunger is increasingly being used as a weapon of war and called for stronger global action to prevent the deliberate starvation of civilians. He stressed that such acts are prohibited under international law and constitute war crimes.