US-Israel War on Iran Pushes Global Hunger to Record High, UN Warns
Part of composite article Global Hunger Hits Record 363 Million as War, Sanctions, and Climate Collapse Drive Crisis View full article →
The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) says the US-Israel war on Iran has pushed global hunger to historic levels. This conflict, combined with other disasters, is creating a food crisis at a time when funding to fight famine has dropped sharply.
“We are taking from the hungry to feed the starving,” a WFP deputy director warned.
The WFP reports that 363 million people worldwide now face acute hunger. Of these, 45 million are directly affected by the conflict in the Middle East and the resulting spike in oil prices.