The war in Ukraine will cause hunger in some countries

The World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine threatens acute food shortages in several regions of the world.

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Jakob Kern, the WFP’s emergency coordinator in Ukraine, reported that food and fuel prices are rising rapidly. “This creates a hunger threat for millions of people both in Ukraine and in particularly vulnerable countries in the Middle East and North Africa,” – he stated.

In particular, the war in Ukraine may exacerbate the hunger crisis in Afghanistan, as food prices rise and foreign aid is directed to assist refugees in Europe.

“This year, the World Food Programme has provided lifesaving food to 12 million Afghans, but funding is running out quickly. Nearly 23 million people in Afghanistan are suffering from hunger amid rising instability and economic collapse. However, since March, the WFP has been facing a funding shortfall of $1.8 billion,” – reports WFP.

Tajik experts and analysts also believe that events in Ukraine will significantly impact the economic situation in Tajikistan, which will face rising prices and unemployment.

Tajik economic expert Ayub Egamov, in an interview with Azda TV, stated that as a result of extensive and harsh sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia, most of the largest global companies have exited the Russian market. Each of them created thousands of jobs. Their departure will directly harm Russia’s budget. Tajikistan will also suffer greatly, as if our labor migrants are left without work in Russia, it will impact both the country’s budget and the family budgets of the migrants themselves.