The global food crisis has already caused more than 260,000 children to become severely malnourished since the beginning of this year, translating to "one child every minute," UNICEF revealed today. The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) points to "war in Ukraine and climate change"...
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"World has only ten weeks of wheat supplies," analyst warns
Sara Menker, CEO of agricultural analysis firm Gro Intelligence, told the United Nations Security Council that the war in Ukraine "simply added fuel to a fire that had been burning for a long time," clarifying that it is not the main cause of the wheat shortage. However, Ukraine, the invaded country, and Russia,...
António Guterres warns that the global food crisis could last for years
The United Nations warned on Thursday that the war in Ukraine has helped fuel a global food crisis that could last for years if left unchecked. According to "The Guardian", quoted by the newspaper Económico, the statements were made by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who also said that grain shortages...
ADB warns Africa of an impending global food crisis
The African continent must prepare for an impending global crisis, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina warned last Friday. Adesina warned that to avoid a food crisis, Africa must rapidly expand its food production. "The AfDB is already working to mitigate the effects...