“Even before the crisis began, the number of hungry people in the world was on the rise, reaching almost 200 million in 53 countries in 2021.
The current conflict will further exacerbate the situation with hunger.
According to our first estimates, the number of hungry people could increase by another 18 million, although much depends on further developments, ”he said in an interview with the Corriere Della Sera newspaper.
On May 9, TV channel Das Erste reported that German food associations had warned of the risk of food shortages due to rising prices.
On May 8, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze warned of the possibility of the world's worst famine since World War II.