29% of Humanity Was ‘Moderately’ or ‘Severely’ Food Insecure in 2021, UN Says

July 14, 2022

(AllSides) –  2.3 billion people faced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2021 — about 350 million more than before the COVID-19 pandemic — according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.  That was before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which hampered trade and raised prices for food, fuel and fertilizers. U.N. World Food Programme chief David Beasley said these price spikes threatened to spark famine, “global destabilization, starvation, and mass migration on an unprecedented scale,” adding, “We have to act today to avert this looming catastrophe.” (Read More)