Ukraine War Spreads Hunger and Shrinks Emergency Food Rations
- Russian invasion boosted crop prices to unprecedented highs
- WFP is being forced to cut food rations even as hunger spreads
Food packets prepared by members of the World Food Programme before distribution, in Afghanistan.
Photographer: Javed Tanveer/AFP/Getty Images
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven commodity prices higher, dealing a double blow to global hunger: more people in need, and smaller portions to feed them.
The attack on Ukraine, known as the breadbasket of Europe, has pushed already elevated crop prices to unprecedented heights. That’s accelerating food insecurity worldwide, including in Ukraine itself.