Countries in the Middle East and North Africa are heavily dependent on vegetable oil imports, according to Ben-Belhassen

Published 2022년 6월 15일

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The International Committee of the Red Cross has highlighted that over 345 million people in Africa, with a focus on Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Africa, are facing severe food insecurity. Other countries like Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Kenya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Chad are also struggling with food shortages. The UN is seeking $426 million to prevent a food disaster in South Sudan. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations warns that the conflict in Ukraine could increase the global number of hungry people by 11-19 million in 2022-2023, particularly affecting the Middle East and North Africa, which heavily depend on Ukrainian grain imports.

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More than 345 million people in Africa, in particular Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa, are experiencing serious food insecurity, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). "The people of Africa are suffering from severe food shortages. The situation is alarming," the organization said on Twitter. According to her, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Kenya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Chad are also facing food shortages. Western media, in turn, report that the UN is calling for $426 million to be allocated to South Sudan to prevent a food disaster there. Last week, Boubaker Ben-Belhassen, director of markets and trade at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said that the situation around Ukraine could lead to an increase in the number of hungry people in the world by 11-19 million people in 2022-2023. He noted that this was only a preliminary assessment of the extent of the problem. ...

Source: Oilworld