The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that the threat of global famine has reached a head and the number of people suffering from acute ma...
The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that the threat of global famine has reached a head and the number of people suffering from acute malnutrition in the world has doubled in just 3 years.
According to the report of the official news agency APP, the British news agency quoted WFP Regional Director Corinne Fleischer as saying that due to epidemics, global conflicts and climate change, including the corona virus, there is a severe shortage of food around the world. The number of infected people has increased to 345 million, which was 135 million before the outbreak of the global pandemic like the Corona virus.
He has informed about this situation and has made a terrible revelation that it will increase due to climate change and global conflicts.
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WFP said the impact of environmental challenges is another destabilizing factor that can exacerbate food insecurity that can lead to conflict and mass displacement.
"We are really concerned about the complex effects of Covid, climate change and the war in Ukraine. We are now seeing 10 times more displacement due to climate change and conflict around the world, and of course they are interconnected," the agency said. are connected and the world cannot afford it.
He pointed out that the Ukraine crisis has had a large-scale impact on the Middle East and North Africa, with Yemen importing 90 percent of its food needs.
For oil-exporting countries such as Iraq, which benefited from a rise in oil prices after the war in Ukraine, food security is at risk, the report said, adding that it also needs about 5.2 million tonnes of wheat. whereas its domestic production is 2.3 million tons of wheat and wheat had to be imported at high prices to meet the requirements.
He said that despite state support, severe drought and persistent water crisis have threatened the employment of small businesses across Iraq.
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Corinne Fleischer said WFP helps 13 million of the 16 million people in food crisis, but only half of them meet their daily needs due to lack of funds.
Explaining the reasons for this, the WFP official said that costs have increased by an average of 45 percent because of the massive financial challenges faced by Western donors due to the Corona and the war in Ukraine.
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