UN: The war in Ukraine causes the largest increase in the cost of living for a generation

According to the UN, “o waralong with other crises, threatens to cause a wave unprecedented hunger, displacement, social and economic chaos». About 1.6 billion peoplein 94 countries are exposed to at least one of dimensions of the crisis while the number of people they face very serious food insecurity doubled in the last two years.

As broadcast by the Athenian News Agency, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in combination with others global crises has led to the largest increase in life costsfor a generationstressed the Secretary-General of the United Nations yesterday, Wednesday.

According to Antonio Guterres, the world is facing a “new reality” three months after the war broke out, which he said was exacerbating the impact of other global crises: this climate, this new coronavirus pandemic and this inequality.

About 1.6 billion people in 94 countries is exposed to at least one crisis dimensions, according to the latest Global Crisis Response Group newsletter UN on the conflict in Ukraine.

“For people all over the worldthe war, along with the other crises, threatens to cause a wave unprecedented hunger, displacement, social and economic chaosMr. Guterres warned during a press conference in New York.

No country will be left untouched by the crisis triggered by rising living costs, he said. Populations around the world will face the risk of hunger, while energy costs are rising as incomes for many workers shrink, he continued.

The number of people experiencing severe food insecurity has doubled in the last two years, he recalled.

“The current food security crisis is in real danger of turning into a ‘global catastrophe in 2023,'” Guterres told a news conference.

Source: News Beast

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