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The UN report on world hunger: one in 10 people is without food
Climate change, with extreme heatwaves, rising sea levels, floods and droughts, cause acute levels of food insecurity. The UN estimated that last year, 783 million people, or more than 9% of the world's population, suffered from chronic hunger and more than 333 million people faced acute levels of food insecurity, an increase of almost 200 million people compared to pre-Covid levels.
The Church of St Martin of the Mills
For some years the Oratory was a wandering Oratory. In July 1845 Don Bosco was allowed to move the Oratory to the church of San Martino dei Molassi, also known as the Dora Mills, where there was a large complex for milling cereals.
Towards World Refugee Day: in ten years the number of people fleeing has doubled
The number of those in the world who are forced to leave their land reached 120 million in May 2024. This is what emerges from the new Global Trends Report of the UN Refugee Agency.
The Casalis Dictionary
Summer 1859. The war between France and Piedmont against Austria left many orphans after the battles of Magenta and Solferino and Don Bosco welcomed dozens of them. To cheer them up, he prepared a 20-day itinerary through the mountains of Monferrato. The places to visit are described in the "Casalis Dictionary".