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United Nations — This year, UN Prime Minister Antonio Guterres said on Friday that there are "real risks" of multiple famines, and at a ministerial meeting on food security, practical steps to stabilize food markets and reduce fluctuations in commodity prices. Asked to take.
"We are facing an unprecedented global hunger crisis," Guterres told a video at a conference in Berlin. "The war in Ukraine has exacerbated the problems that have been brewed for years. COVID-19 pandemic; very unequal recovery."
More than 460,000 people in Somalia, Yemen and South Sudan are famined under the Integrated Food Security Stage Classification (IPC), a measure used by UN agencies, regional organizations and aid organizations. Judge food insecurity. This is a step before famine is declared in an area.
According to the IPC, millions of people in 34 other countries are on the verge of famine.
"There is a real risk of multiple famines being declared in 2022, and 2023 could be even worse," Guterres tolerates massive famines and hunger in the 21st century. I called it impossible.
Guterres says there can be no effective solution to the crisis unless Ukraine and Russia, which produce about 29% of the world's wheat exports, find a way to properly resume trade. Stated.
Cargo from a Ukrainian port was stopped by an invasion of Russia's neighbors. Moscow hopes to lift certain western sanctions to resume grain and fertilizer exports.
The United Nations and Turkey are trying to mediate transactions.
Guterres did not elaborate on the talks, stating that "public statements could hinder success."
He also called on his ministers at the Congress of Berlin to deal with the financial crisis in developing countries. (Report by Michelle Nichols, edited by Grant McCool)
