Pope Francis gives us food for thought in plea for governments to work together

Francis drew a standing ovation on Monday at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome, where he marked World Food Day.

He called for governments to work together to tackle the interconnected problems of hunger, global warming and migration.

He cited the Paris climate accord, in which governments committed to capping heat-trapping emissions, as an example of taking action to combat global warming based on scientific evidence.

But in what appeared to be a jab at the United States, which is leaving the accord, Francis lamented that “unfortunately some are distancing themselves from it”.