The war in Ukraine is creating the greatest global food crisis since WWII, the U.N. says
The War in Ukraine Is Creating the Greatest Global Food Crisis Since WWII, the U.N. Says
The war in Ukraine is turning “the breadbasket of the world to breadlines” for millions of its people, while devastating countries like Egypt that normally gets 85% of its grain from Ukraine and Lebanon that got 81% in 2020, Beasley said. Beasley warned that focusing on Ukraine should not lead the international community to neglect of Africa, especially the Sahel, and the Middle East, because “otherwise, you’ll have massive migration” coming to all parts of Europe.
As Russia “chokes off Ukrainian exports,” food prices are skyrocketing, with wheat prices rising between 20% and 50% so far this year, she said.