Across the globe more than 41 million girls, boys, women and men – around half of them children – are at risk of starvation across 43 countries. This is happening in a context where 811 million people worldwide go to bed hungry each night and hunger increased globally by 25% in 2020.

Behind the situation is a set of converging crises, including conflict, the impacts of climate change, and COVID-19’s devastating economic impacts, adding to the deep injustices the pandemic has revealed and exacerbated.

Observing a Weekend of Prayer and Action against Hunger on 16-17 October 2021, the World Council of Churches and a range of ecumenical organizations and partners now invite people and churches around the globe to pray and act for an end to hunger.

A variety of resources ranging from liturgical material and fact sheets to social media assets for sharing across networks have been made available to aid communities in both prayer and action.

Shared resource page: Weekend of Prayer and Action against Hunger