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Number of people suffering from hunger more than doubles since the start of the corona crisis NOW

Worldwide, at least 345 million people currently do not have enough to eat, the United Nations reported on Monday. That is a more than doubling from before the start of the corona crisis, when there were 135 million people with ‘severe food insecurity’.

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) lists four causes for increased hunger. Firstly, conflicts lead to less food security, as the war in Ukraine, for example, shows. Large quantities of grain cannot leave the country there because the Russian fleet is blocking the Black Sea.

In addition, the harvest can be ruined by natural disasters, many people have been suffering from the consequences of the corona crisis since 2020 and food prices have risen sharply worldwide. The WFP says it pays 44 percent more for food than before the corona crisis.

At present, therefore, there are insufficient resources to meet the basic needs of people suffering from hunger. The WFP is forced to reduce food rations due to lack of money to help more people in famine.

“We have been forced to make the heartbreaking decision to reduce portion sizes for people who depend on us for their survival,” the aid organization writes on its website.

Without food aid from organizations such as the UN, many people are at risk of death. In Africa in particular, the situation threatens to be fatal for many people. Last week, the World Food Program forced the withdrawal of aid to South Sudan, leaving 1.7 million people without food.

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