The Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres, expressed deep concern for the global food crisis, with almost 174 million worldwide affected in 2022.
The UN chief was dismayed that the world is teeming with examples of the devastating relationships between hunger and conflict, SIA reports with reference to foreign media.
One such situation is Gaza, where “no one has enough to eat,” he said. “Of the 700,000 hungriest people in the world, four in five inhabit that tiny strip of land.”
Furthermore, climate disasters add another dimension to the suffering in many places. All 14 countries that are most at risk from climate change are experiencing conflict, with 13 also facing humanitarian crises.
Affected nations include Haiti, where hurricanes combine with gang violence and lawlessness, putting millions at risk.
In Ethiopia, nearly 16 million people are estimated to require food assistance in the wake of a war followed by drought – a situation that is exacerbated by the influx of refugees fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Sudan.
“Meanwhile, globally, we risk a resurgence of food inflation as droughts sap the Panama Canal and violence hits the Red Sea – throwing supply chains into disarray,” he added.
In his statement to the journalists before the UN Security Council, Guterres warned that Israel's attack on the Gaza city of Rafah would have dire consequences.
"I hope that the negotiations for the release of the prisoners and the cessation of the conflict will be successful without an attack on Rafah. Such an attack on Rafah, where there is a humanitarian aid system, will have terrible consequences," the Secretary General stressed.
The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, launched an all-out attack against Israel on October 7, called the "Aqsa Storm".
In response to this, the Israeli army announced that it had launched the "Iron Swords" operation against the Gaza Strip.
About 29,000 Palestinians, most of them children, lost their lives in the growing tension.
Israel has recently signaled that it is preparing for a ground attack on the city of Rafah.
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