50 countries are threatened with starvation due to the Ukraine war... and a "hurricane of famines" may strike the world!

Today, the United Nations warned that 50 African and Middle Eastern countries are facing the specter of hunger as a result of the war in Ukraine, especially the rural and poor people, as the war affected the production of a third of food in the world.

According to the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the war in Ukraine has already caused food prices to rise and staple crop shortages in parts of Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

The Russian military operation in Ukraine last month severely reduced the number of shipments from the two countries, which account for about 25% of global wheat exports, and 16% of global corn exports, which led to higher prices in global markets.

Since the beginning of the war, wheat prices have jumped by 29.18% to exceed $11 a bushel, which is more than double the price of wheat in the same period last year when it ranged at $6 a bushel.

The "IFAD" Fund said that this affects the retail prices of food in some of the poorest countries in the world, and also exposes poor and vulnerable countries to the specter of hunger, according to "Reuters".

There are more than 50 countries that receive from Ukraine and Russia more than 30% of the grain, most of which are located in North Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and are considered low-income and food-deficit countries.

The president of the fund, Gilbert F.

Hongbo, "The conflict in Ukraine, it will be a tragedy for the world's poorest people who live in rural areas, we are already seeing a rise in prices."

He warned that higher prices would lead to an increase in hunger and poverty rates, which would have dire consequences for global stability.

To help alleviate the crisis faced by poor rural people, who produce about a third of the world's food, IFAD said it will focus on initiatives such as cash transfers, increased remittances, and subsidies to agricultural enterprises.

Russia is one of the largest exporters of fertilizers in the world, whose prices have already increased in the last year, which contributed to an increase in global food prices by 30%, and thus increase global hunger rates.

The International Monetary Fund warned that “the war in Ukraine means hunger in Africa,” while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a “hurricane of famine” that could hit many already vulnerable countries.

According to French researcher Sebastien Apis, Ukraine is an export superpower, which has led to high food prices and there is no compensation for Ukrainian supplies of wheat, corn or sunflower oil, 50 percent of which Kyiv secures in global trade so far.

“We are in a global crisis, even if the war stops tomorrow, there will be consequences,” he said, especially due to the destruction of part of the logistical infrastructure in Ukraine.

The French researcher warned that "the longer the war lasts, the greater the global instability, and if we face any climate disruption in the future, such as drought or rain, it will be tragic."

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that an additional 8 to 13 million people may suffer from undernourishment in the world if food exports from Ukraine and Russia are stopped for a long time, estimating that the area planted with corn and sunflowers will "reduce by 30 percent." Spring in Ukraine.

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