Repercussions of the war: 45 million people may join the cycle of food insecurity

Warn The World Food Program today reported that the number of people facing severe levels of Hungeraround the world may reach record levels in 2026 if tensions continue to escalate in Middle East is destabilizing the global economy.

The program explained, based on a new analysis, that about 45 million additional people may join the cycle of acute food insecurity or worse, if the conflict does not end by the middle of the year, indicating that this number will be added to the 318 million people who already suffer from food insecurity around the world.

It pointed out that the countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are the most vulnerable, due to their high dependence on On food and fuel imports, anticipating an increase of 21% in the number of affected people in West and Central Africa, 17% in East and South Africa, and 24% in Asia.

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The program pointed out that Sudan imports about 80% of its wheat needs, which makes the rise in prices of this basic commodity an additional factor pushing more families into hunger, while Somalia, which is suffering from severe drought, recorded an increase of no less than 20% in the prices of some basic commodities since the start of the conflict.

The program confirmed that the two countries face high levels of food insecurity, and have witnessed famines in recent years, warning that the worsening of food insecurity in the absence of additional resources may herald a disaster in a number of the world’s most fragile countries, which are already facing the threat of famine.

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