UN Chief says world faces ‘real risk’ of multiple famines this year

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses reporters during a news conference in New York, June 8, 2022. He has warned that the world faces "catastrophe" because of a growing shortage of food. (Photo: AP)

NEW YORK: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an international conference on food security Friday that the world is facing the “real risk” of multiple famines this year and that 2023 could be even worse.