Pope Francis denounced that while so many people suffer "hunger and malnutrition" others live with "ostentation and opulence", while calling for a better distribution of food and basic resources and, in particular, highlighted the "irreplaceable value" of water and He called for universal access. "World Food Day is celebrated at a time in which misery and discouragement give no respite to many of our brothers," the pontiff said in a message sent this Monday to the director of the United Nations Food Office. and Agriculture (FAO), Qu Dongyu. "In effect, the cry of anguish and despair of the poor should awaken us from the lethargy that grips us and challenge our consciences," the Pope said. For Francisco, "the condition of hunger and malnutrition that seriously hurts so many human beings is the result of an iniquitous accumulation of injustices and inequalities that leaves many lying in the gutter of life and allows a few to settle in a state of ostentation and opulence". Along these lines, the Pope added that "this applies not only to food, but also to all basic resources, whose inaccessibility for many people represents an affront to their intrinsic dignity, granted by God." "It is, without a doubt, an insult that should make all of humanity blush and mobilize the international community," he denounced. In particular, the Pope referred to the motto of this year's Day, "Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind," and asked to highlight "the irreplaceable value of this resource for all living beings in the world." our planet". From this situation, the pontiff pondered, "is derived the urgency of planning and implementing its management in a wise, careful and sustainable manner, so that everyone can enjoy it to satisfy their substantial needs, and that adequate human development can also be sustained and promoted. , without anyone being excluded".