Pay for the food of the developing world or face another migrant crisis — this is the ultimatum the head of the UN’s World Food Program has put to Europe’s leaders.
Beasley’s dire ultimatum — while no doubt quite a bit more graphic than warnings made by other officials — are mostly in line with the future predictions of other experts.for a significant share of the world’s wheat production, with both it and Russia holding about 30 per cent of global market share in the grain.and export of fertiliser, too, without which crops yields could be reduced by up to 50 per cent in Sweden, for example.
However, due to the ongoing conflict, exports have largely ground to a halt, with Russian ships reportedlyThe combination of these factors means that a global food crisis is likely on the cards, with many experts now warning of famine in parts of the world that are most at risk. “For the last three years, global rates of hunger and famine have been on the rise,” said Michael Fakhri, the UN’s special rapporteur on the right to food. “With the Russian invasion, we are now facing the risk of imminent famine and starvation in more places around the world.”
Things are looking particularly bad for the World Food Programme, however, with Ukraine previously serving as the programme’s single-biggest source of food in 2021, and the overall hike in food prices has resulted in major budget shortfalls that Beasley is now seemingly desperate to get Europe’s to help fill.
While it will no doubt serve as another unwanted expense for the continent during a time when purse strings are already tight, the ex-governor warns that the bloc does not really have much choice.66 per cent of French told pollsters the mass "remigration" of illegal aliens, foreign criminals, and foreigners on terrorist watchlists, such as the S-File, was an objective they would support
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