A critical share of the world’s food and fertilizer is stuck in Russia and Ukraine, sending global prices soaring and foreshadowing a rise in world hunger.
The World Food Programme and other aid organizations warn that the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic reverberations could cause a substantial spike in global food insecurity.
The world has never faced a hunger emergency like this, experts say. It could double the number of people facing acute hunger to 265 million by the end of this year.
