In the US, food insecurity is blamed on rising energy prices, climate change, COVID, and the most insidious source of hunger: conflict.
The war in Ukraine could increase the number of people in the world who are in dire need of food by 70 million. This was announced on Sunday, October 16, by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on World Food Day.
According to him, at the beginning of 2022, more than 190 million people will be in a condition of severe food insecurity.
“The war in Ukraine could add another 70 million people to them. Millions face hunger and malnutrition,” he said.
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The State Department noted that the combined effects of the global pandemic, the growing pressure of the climate crisis, high energy and fertilizer prices, and armed conflicts, “including Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine,” are disrupted the production and supply chain and led. to a sharp decline in world food security, especially for the most vulnerable populations.
It will be remembered that the UN said that the export of grain through the Danube was not enough to prevent famine.
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Source: korrespondent
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