LONDON (Reuters) – Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned. Rising food and energy prices, in part sparked by the war in Ukraine, could kill millions both directly and indirectly, Peter Sands, the executive […]
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Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders |
An estimated 1.6 billion people in 94 countries are exposed to at least one dimension of the crisis, with around 1.2 billion living in “perfect-storm” countries severely vulnerable to all three dimensions, the policy brief by the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) has revealed. The impact of the war in […]
World Bank Announces Planned Actions for Global Food Crisis Response
$30 billion available for implementation to address food insecurity over next 15 months WASHINGTON, May 18, 2022—The World Bank today announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive, global response to the ongoing food security crisis, with up to $30 billion in existing and new projects in areas […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy on food crisis, prices amid war with Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses participants at Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue summit virtually via a video link on June 11, 2022. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the world will face a “severe food crisis,” with Russia’s war on his country dragging on, […]