The United Nations WFP (World Food Program) released a report saying that the number of people who suffered from a serious food shortage in the world exceeded 190 million last year, the highest number since the start of statistics.
As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues, it is calling for urgent support from the international community, saying that the situation is expected to worsen.
International organizations such as WFP = World Food Program and FAO = United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization released a report on the world food crisis on the 4th.
According to this, the number of people in the world who suffered from a serious food shortage last year and needed urgent response reached nearly 193 million, the highest number since the start of statistics, which is about 40 million more than the previous year. I did.
Nearly 70% of these are concentrated in 10 countries and regions, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where conflict continues, Afghanistan, which is governed by the Islamist Taliban, and Ethiopia, where government troops and ethnic minorities continue to fight.
WFP and others are calling for urgent support from the international community, saying that as Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues, food and fertilizer prices are soaring around the world and the situation is expected to worsen in each country.