“The estimated cost of humanitarian aid in 2023 is $51.5 billion, which is 25% more than in the beginning of 2022,” RIA Novosti quotes the text of the report.

According to the organization, in 2023, 339 million people in 68 countries will need help.

In September, American leader Joe Biden, speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, announced that the United States would allocate $2.9 billion to maintain world food security.