A high-level ministerial panel on reducing food waste and conserving water began Friday in Istanbul, continuing the Zero Waste Forumβs mission to promote sustainable resource management globally.
Hosted under the auspices of first lady Emine ErdoΔan, the honorary president of the Zero Waste Foundation, the meeting gathers ministers, international organizations and sector leaders to confront what participants describe as a growing global contradiction, while nearly 800 million people struggle with hunger, more than a billion tons of food are thrown away each year.
In her keynote address, ErdoΔan drew attention to this stark imbalance, stating, βWe live in a world where more than 700 million people are in need of a single bite of bread, and 190 million childrenβs vision is clouded by hunger.β
She underscored the urgency by highlighting that βWhile in one part of the world there is barely enough space on the table for food, in Sudan, Yemen, Gaza and many other region
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