A new Oxfam report entitled "The Hunger Virus" has warned that 12,000 people may die daily by the end of this year due to hunger caused by the aftermath of the emerging coronavirus pandemic.
The report of Oxfam (an international federation of charitable organizations seeking to alleviate poverty in the world) revealed that this year Coffed-19 may push 121 million new people to the brink of starvation, so 12,000 people can die daily from HIV-related hunger by the end of the year, and perhaps more Of the same disease, while 8 of the largest food and beverage companies have paid since last January 18 billion dollars to shareholders in their capital.
The report published today stated that there are 10 regions and countries in the world that are the worst in hunger, namely Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, Venezuela, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti and the West African coast, in addition to the hunger hotspots in middle-income countries such as India, Brazil, Venezuela and South Africa. The regions and ten countries represent 65% of the total individuals who suffer from a famine crisis in the whole world.
According to the data of the Oxfam report, 53% of Yemenis face an acute hunger crisis similar to this year, or more than what happened in 2019, and in Syria the figure reaches 36%, and in Sudan the percentage is about 14%, while in Afghanistan it is 37%.
In 2019, expectations indicate that about 821 million individuals of the world have suffered from food deficiency, of whom 149 million have faced a famine or worse crisis, and in the current year the repercussions of the Corona pandemic are added to the effects of conflicts in some regions of the world, to exacerbate inequality and the crisis of change Climate and more damage to the world's diet, leaving millions on the threshold of starvation.
The United Nations World Food Program predicts that the number of people under hunger in 2020 will increase by 82% compared to last year, which recorded 270 million people in the circle of hunger.
Despite the United Nations' call for a global ceasefire, Oxfam says that continued fighting has impeded the arrival of humanitarian aid, reaching only $ 13.5 million in early 2020.