In a joint report released on Monday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) (WFP) focus on hunger crisis in countries and regions.
These include the most concerned about the situation of Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Heti and Mali, where communities are facing famine, famine risk or food insecurity at a horrible level.
War and violent conflict, economic distress and natural disasters are making the current food security crisis more serious. The situation is becoming more challenging due to the inability of the route for humanitarian assistance and the intense deficit of funds.
The report, titled ‘Hunger Hotsspots’, published with the help of the European Union, was published every six months, presenting the pre -northern and analysis of the food crisis for the upcoming five months.
In the latest version of the report, the situation of serious food insecurity in six countries and regions of the world is feared that the situation has worsened.
In addition to the five most concerned ‘hotspots’, Yemen, the Congo Democratic Republic (DRC), Myanmar and Nigeria, are now ‘extremely concerned hunger crisis’, where immediate steps need to be taken to save lives and livelihoods.
Other countries affected by food insecurity are Burkina Faso, Chad, Somalia and Syria, where the situation is deteriorating rapidly.
A red warning
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director General (FAO) Qi Dongu said that this report is a clear indication that hunger is not a distant danger, but the daily emergency has become urgent for millions of people daily. We have to work together so that life can end and livelihoods are safe.
“It is very important to ensure people’s cultivation and livestock protection, so that no matter how difficult they are, they can make food and produce food. It is not only necessary, it is compulsory.”
Sindhi McCain, executive director of the World Food Program (WFP), said, “This report is a red warning.
In the absence of food assistance, many children have to be hungry.
One crore
Sudan The famine was confirmed in some parts in 2021, where about 2.4646 crore people were trapped in serious food insecurity, especially Greater Cordon and Darfur. At the destructive level in May this year .3.5 million people were fighting hunger.
On the other hand, Gaza In the midst of Israeli military measures, there are obstacles to providing humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian population, causing 21 million people in a serious food crisis. 1.705 million people may face destructive level of food insecurity, famine by September 2021.
South Sudan There are critical situations due to political tensions, threats of floods and economic plight. About 77 77 million people, that is, about 57 percent of the country’s population, high level food is damaged in insecurity. In some regions, there are risk of famine in front of 63,000 people till July.
Heti In violence and insecurity of criminal groups, the displacement of the community has increased. In June 2021, in June 2021, internal displaced people are already facing horrific food insecurity due to humanitarian assistance.
There itself, Garden In high prices of grain and violent collisions of grain, the most vulnerable families are affecting. If there is no timely assistance, two and a half thousand people may be in crisis.
Myanmar In recent earthquakes, violence, displacement, limited level assistance and high prices of food items, food insecurity is increasing. CongoDue to intense violent conflict, it has returned to the affected region of food insecurity.
Many other countries, including Ethiopia, Kenaya, Lebanon, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Zambia, Mozambique, have been removed from the list of the most affected areas of hunger, but the situation is proud and any new crisis can be a deteriorating situation.
The application of solidarity
In many cases the hunger crisis has become very difficult to provide relief due to insecurity, bureaucratic barriers and humanitarian assistance.
Also, food supplies are being deducted due to lack of funds required for humanitarian purposes, and life -saving nutrition and agricultural assistance are also being restricted.
In view of this, this report emphasized on continuous investment with humanitarian assistance as soon as possible. According to UN experts, timely life can be saved, food crisis can be reduced and human living is safe.