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World hunger levels 'at a new high', UN chief says, as 22 million tonnes of grain are stuck in Ukraine

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UN chief Antonio Guterres warns of years of mass hunger and famine if a growing global food crisis goes unchecked. He urged Russia to release Ukrainian grain. War in Ukraine was compounding global food insecurity already worsened by warming temperatures and the coronavirus pandemic, he said. In just two years, the number of severely food insecure people has doubled, he added.

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News18 India

UN Chief Warns of Famine, Urges Russia to Free Ukrainian Grain

Speaking at a major United Nations summit in New York, Guterres said the war in Ukraine was compounding global food insecurity already worsened by warming temperatures and the coronavirus pandemic

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

Live updates | UN Chief: War in Ukraine driving world hunger

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he's in “intense contacts” with Russia and other countries to stop escalating global hunger exacerbated by the war in Ukraine by allowing the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports and ensuring Russian food and fertilizers have unrestricted access to world markets

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Russia’s war ‘amplifying’ food insecurity warns UN chief as world hunger levels ‘at new hi

THE UNITED NATIONS chief warned that Russia's war in Ukraine is "amplifying and accelerating" food insecurity and global hunger as the world hunger levels reached a "new high".

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Live updates | UN Chief: War in Ukraine driving world hunger

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

Live updates | UN Chief: War in Ukraine driving world hunger

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief said Wednesday he is in “intense contacts” with Russia and other countries to stop escalating global hunger exacerbated by the war in Ukraine by allowing the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports and ensuring Russian food and fertilizers have unrestricted access to world markets.

2 years ago·United States

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South China Morning Post

UN chief says war in Ukraine is driving world hunger

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is ‘amplifying and accelerating’ the drivers of food insecurity and global hunger – climate change, Covid-19 and inequality.

2 years ago·Hong Kong

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