The number of starving in the world in 2021 increased by 46 million - UN

In 2021, the number of starving and lacking in the world increased to 828 million people. This is about 46 million more than in 2020, and 150 million more than before the beginning of the pandemic. This was reported on July 6 by TASS with reference to the UN report. The share of starving on the planet reached 9.8% of the entire population of the Earth.

The Director of the UN World Food Program David Bisli noted that in the coming months it is worth waiting for an increase in the number of starving due to the situation in Ukraine.

“The global jump in food prices, fuel and fertilizer, which we observe as a result of the crisis in Ukraine, threatens to cause hunger in countries around the world. This will lead to global destabilization, hungry deaths and mass migration on previously unprecedented scale, ”Bisli said.

Russia and Ukraine are world leaders in the production and export of grain, however, due to the war in Ukraine and the actions of the Russian command, there is a risk that the supply of grain to other countries will be sharply reduced. The situation is aggravated by the blocking by the Russian side of the Ukrainian ports, which is why the world risks the threat of a large-scale food crisis, and in some countries-hunger.