Ms McCain said that droughts had destroyed harvests in areas where 70 per cent of the population depended on agriculture for survival.
Afghanistan is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change.
Children and women are at the forefront of these hunger crises, with over 36 million children under five years of age acutely malnourished across 32 countries.
“Ending the hostilities in Gaza would significantly defuse tensions across the region,” Mr Guterres said.
More than 2.7 million people in Zimbabwe will go hungry this year, Mr Mnangagwa told journalists.
U.S.-based Haitian lawyer Yveline Dalmacy has called on world leaders to support girls in Haiti, affected mainly by the ongoing crisis.
The new aid delivery includes fortified wheat flour for use in bakeries, hot meals.’’
The WFP said it was trying to resume deliveries as quickly as possible.
“Humanitarian aid will not be enough to reverse the worsening hunger among the population.’’
The earthquake in Nepal deeply saddened UN secretary general Antonio Guterres, said his spokesman.
