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UN disbursed $100 million to help people in 7 countries with food shortages

According to the United Nations, millions of people in Africa are likely to be pushed to the brink hungry due to the influence of Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Specifically, the current 7 hot spots of food shortages are West Asian country Yemen and 6 African countries including Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan and Nigeria. In South Sudan alone, the UN special envoy warned, 75% of the population, or nearly 9 million people, will need aid to survive this year.

The United Nations also said that Africa has its own problems, including conflict, drought and economic crisis. However, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the world’s two major food exporters, is worsening the situation in Africa, disrupting food and energy markets and pushing up import prices. rise beyond the ability of consumers to pay.

The United Nations disbursed $100 million to help people in 7 countries with food shortages - Photo 1.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Children’s Fund reports that about 20 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing starvation. The food crisis in Africa is at its worst since 2017.

At the same time, a United Nations task force warned that hostilities in Ukraine have the potential to damage the economies of many developing countries due to rising food and energy costs, as well as create many financial difficulties. “1.7 billion people, of which a third live in poverty, now face disrupted food, energy and financial supplies,” the task group’s report said. , making them more poor and undernourished”.

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