Price of gin could soar due to grain shortage caused by Ukraine war
2 years, 8 months ago

Price of gin could soar due to grain shortage caused by Ukraine war

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Smaller distilleries said the forecast increased retail price for gin would be in the “pounds” rather than pence, with the managing director of one drinks firm calling the situation “horrific”. Ukraine's grain exports plunged 68.5 per cent year-on-year to 163,000 tonnes in the first six days of July, the first month of the 2022/23 season, the agriculture ministry said. A tractor charred by a Russian attack lies inside a warehouse at a grain farm in Cherkaska Lozova, outskirts of Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine Commenting on the impact the situation was likely to have on UK distilleries, Ian McCulloch, managing director at Silent Pool Distillers, told the i it was “horrific”. He said: “It’s everything – the cost of glass, stoppers, anti-tamper capsules … It will be a snap change… won’t be small.” Russell Evans, founder of Bullards gin, told the newspaper it was “highly likely” the gin prices shoppers would pay in the future would increase.

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Grain spat drags Ukraine’s ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion
1 year, 6 months ago

Grain spat drags Ukraine’s ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the domestic markets of Poland and other European Union countries has pushed the tight relationship between Kyiv and Warsaw to its lowest point since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Now, Polish officials, who are trying to win parliamentary elections next month with help from farmers’ votes, …

Putin promises no-cost Russian grain shipments to 6 African countries
1 year, 7 months ago

Putin promises no-cost Russian grain shipments to 6 African countries

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Vladimir Putin told leaders and officials from most African countries Thursday that Russia is making every effort to avert a global food crisis despite concerns that its withdrawal from a deal allowing grain shipments from Ukraine will cause price spikes. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also said Russia’s promise to donate grain to African nations …

Wheat prices spike after Russia bombs Odesa grain port in Ukraine, threatens to attack ships
1 year, 8 months ago

Wheat prices spike after Russia bombs Odesa grain port in Ukraine, threatens to attack ships

ABC  

Global grain prices have jumped after Russia bombed a Ukrainian grain port and threatened further destruction upon any cargo ship attempting to leave Ukraine. Key points: Global wheat futures made their biggest one-day jump since Russia invaded Ukraine 17 months ago The bombing follows a decision by Russia to renege on allowing the safe passage of Ukraine grain Russian and …

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security

The Hindu  

Russia said on July 17 it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. “The Black Sea deal is absolutely critical for the food security of a number of countries,” …

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia said Monday it has …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
1 year, 8 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world

LA Times  

Russia has suspended a wartime deal designed to move grain from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry. The International Rescue Committee calls the grain deal a “lifeline for the 79 countries and 349 million people on the frontlines of food insecurity.” Losing millions of tons of food from Ukraine at a time when many countries …

Russia halts deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, in a hit to global food security
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia halts deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, in a hit to global food security

LA Times  

Russia said Monday that it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. It’s the end of a breakthrough accord that the United Nations and Turkey brokered last summer to …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world
1 year, 8 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world

The Hindu  

Agreements that the United Nations and Turkey brokered with Ukraine and Russia to allow food and fertilizer to get from the warring nations to parts of the world where millions are going hungry have eased concerns over global food security. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed 32.8 million metric tons of food to be exported from Ukraine since last …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world
1 year, 8 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed 32.8 million …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
1 year, 8 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world

Associated Press  

LONDON — Russia has suspended a wartime deal designed to move grain from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, has allowed 32.9 million metric tons of food to be exported from Ukraine since August, more than half to developing countries, according to the Joint …

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises food safety concerns
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises food safety concerns

The Hindu  

Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country’s Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling. Russian intentions If the deal isn’t extended, “the countries that had relied on Ukraine for their imports …

Russia's threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia's threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Concerns are growing that Russia …

Wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Global prices for wheat and corn soared Tuesday after a major dam in Ukraine collapsed, renewing market fears about the fragility of the country’s ability to ship food to Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia as it fights a war with Russia. “This reminds everyone that it’s not just pro forma, that this could be a …

EXPLAINER: What Russia's suspension of grain deal with Ukraine could mean
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: What Russia's suspension of grain deal with Ukraine could mean

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports safely amid a monthslong war, and it appears that the remaining partners are now left to take their chances. On Monday, Ukraine said a dozen ships had sailed despite initially reporting that more than 200 vessels, many loaded and ready …

Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine
2 years, 4 months ago

Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports on Sunday, cutting off urgently needed grain exports to hungry parts of the world in what U.S. President Joe Biden called a “really outrageous” act. The U.N. negotiated that deal and that should be the end of it.” Biden spoke hours after Russia announced it would immediately halt participation in …

Food prices in UK could rocket even more after Putin blocked Black Sea grain exports from Ukraine
2 years, 4 months ago

Food prices in UK could rocket even more after Putin blocked Black Sea grain exports from Ukraine

Daily Mail  

Europe faces escalating wheat prices, with some products up over 63 per cent Britons have been warned that already rocketing food prices could go up even further after Russia blocked grain supplies from Ukraine. Latest figures from the Grocery Price Index show Hovis wholemeal thick bread rose from £1.05 per loaf in October last year to £1.41 this month, while …

Russia pulls out of U.N.-brokered Ukraine grain export deal
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia pulls out of U.N.-brokered Ukraine grain export deal

The Hindu  

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that Moscow has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain export deal which has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine and brought down global food prices. The Ministry cited an alleged Ukrainian drone attack against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet ships moored off the coast of occupied …

Russia is suspending a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped keep food prices down
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia is suspending a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped keep food prices down

NPR  

Russia is suspending a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped keep food prices down Enlarge this image toggle caption AP Photo, File AP Photo, File MOSCOW — Russia says it is suspending its participation in a United Nations-brokered deal to secure the export of Ukrainian grain out though the Black Sea. "In suspending this arrangement, Russia is again weaponizing …

UN optimistic on Ukraine grain deal; Russia has reservations
2 years, 4 months ago

UN optimistic on Ukraine grain deal; Russia has reservations

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A senior U.N. official said Wednesday he is “relatively optimistic” the deal for returning Ukrainian grain and Russian grain and fertilizer to world markets will be extended beyond mid-November, but Russia’s U.N. ambassador said Moscow needs to see movement on its own exports first. We’re working hard.” Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine cut off shipments of …

October 25, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 4 months ago

October 25, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has cast doubt on the future of a UN-backed grain deal, saying there is a “lot of work” to do before the agreement can be renewed next month. Lavrov said Moscow wanted the UN to provide evidence that the exports, which must pass through a monitoring center in Istanbul, are being directed to the world’s …

War brings desperation and danger to Ukraine’s farmers — and the world feels the pain
2 years, 7 months ago

War brings desperation and danger to Ukraine’s farmers — and the world feels the pain

LA Times  

A farmer shows his grain in the village of Ptyche in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in June 2022. Before the war, Ukraine exported an average of 430,000 tons of sunflower oil per month, making it responsible for roughly 42% of the world’s supply; its disruption spiked the price per metric ton by 50%. I’ve never seen anything that …

Ukraine grain shipments offer hope, not fix to food crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine grain shipments offer hope, not fix to food crisis

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A ship bringing corn to Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli normally would not cause a stir. The Razoni, loaded with more than 26,000 tons of corn for chicken feed, is emerging from the edges of a Russian war that has threatened food supplies in countries like Lebanon, which has the world’s highest rate of food inflation — a …

Three more ships with grain leave Ukrainian ports under U.N.-brokered deal
2 years, 7 months ago

Three more ships with grain leave Ukrainian ports under U.N.-brokered deal

LA Times  

Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday, in the latest sign that a negotiated deal to export grain trapped since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly six months ago is slowly moving forward. The first vessels to leave are among more than a dozen bulk carriers and cargo ships that had been loaded with grain but …

The Russia-Ukraine grain deal isn’t enough to halt a spiralling global food crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

The Russia-Ukraine grain deal isn’t enough to halt a spiralling global food crisis

The Independent  

The deal was heralded as the breakthrough solution to looming world hunger, and the feared conflict and even mass migration that could follow in its wake. The Black Sea port is the country’s largest and most important, and was the main focus of the deal to restart Ukraine’s stuck grain exports, a move which would help curb soaring global food …

Grain exports may not reach pre-war levels, Ukraine warns
2 years, 7 months ago

Grain exports may not reach pre-war levels, Ukraine warns

The Telegraph  

"We continue technical preparations for the launch of exports of agricultural products from our ports," Oleksandr Kubrakov, the infrastructure minister, said in a Facebook post. But on Sunday the foreign ministry said: "In the seaport of Odesa…sea-based high-precision long-range missiles destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship and a warehouse of Harpoon anti-ship missiles supplied by the United States to the Kyiv …

‘A beacon of hope’: Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deals
2 years, 7 months ago

‘A beacon of hope’: Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deals

LA Times  

A cargo ship is anchored in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul waiting to cross the Bosporus strait. The deal will enable Ukraine — one of the world’s key breadbaskets — to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural products that have been stuck in Black Sea ports due toRussia’s invasion. “A deal that allows grain to leave …

Anxiety grows for Ukraine's grain farmers as harvest begins
2 years, 8 months ago

Anxiety grows for Ukraine's grain farmers as harvest begins

Firstpost  

Before Russia’s invasion, Ukraine could export 6 to 7 million tons of grain per month, but in June it shipped only 2.2 million tons, according to the Ukrainian Grain Association Zhurivka, Ukraine: Oleksandr Chubuk’s warehouse should be empty, awaiting the new harvest, with his supply of winter wheat already shipped abroad. The war has trapped about 22 million tons of …

Anxiety grows for Ukraine’s grain farmers as harvest begins
2 years, 8 months ago

Anxiety grows for Ukraine’s grain farmers as harvest begins

Associated Press  

ZHURIVKA, Ukraine — Oleksandr Chubuk’s warehouse should be empty, awaiting the new harvest, with his supply of winter wheat already shipped abroad. The war has trapped about 22 million tons of grain inside Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a growing crisis for the country known as the “breadbasket of Europe” for its exports of wheat, corn and sunflower oil. …

Ukraine war helps push 71 million into poverty due to soaring food and oil prices, UN says
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine war helps push 71 million into poverty due to soaring food and oil prices, UN says

The Independent  

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a further 71 million people have been dragged into poverty due to skyrocketing food and energy prices, according to a new UN report. Just three months after Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded the neighbouring country in February, a staggering 51.6 million people were living off $1.90 a day or less, the United Nations Development Programme has …

Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war
2 years, 8 months ago

Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Program said in a report Thursday. The UNDP estimates that 51.6 million more people fell into poverty in the first …

Ukraine's farmers face Russia's blockade and explosives on their lands this harvest
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine's farmers face Russia's blockade and explosives on their lands this harvest

NPR  

Ukraine's farmers face Russia's blockade and explosives on their lands this harvest toggle caption Peter Granitz/NPR MYKOLAIV OBLAST, Ukraine — It only took Mykhailo Liubchenko homemade vodka to salvage some of his business. Sponsor Message Exports trickle out Before the war, Ukraine exported 5 million to 6 million tons of food per month — with more than 90% of it …

Explained | The impact of the Ukraine-Russia crisis on global agricultural markets
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained | The impact of the Ukraine-Russia crisis on global agricultural markets

The Hindu  

The story so far: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not only created instability in the region and displaced millions of people but has also led to a global food shortage. FAO’s forecasts, considering that war-related disruptions can persist, say that Ukraine’s wheat export could decline by 50 per cent in 2022-23, compared to the already reduced 2021-22 level. Sunflower seed …

Russia and Ukraine’s war over grain
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia and Ukraine’s war over grain

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s grain, 10% of the global supply, is stopped at Ukraine’s ports. The EU’s chief of foreign affairs is calling it a war crime by Russia but Russia says Ukraine is to blame. In this episode: Dr. Oleg Nivievskyi, vice-president for economics education at Kyiv School of Economics, vice-president for economics education at Kyiv School of Economics Tamara Demuria, chief …

Food shortages: Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war
2 years, 9 months ago

Food shortages: Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war

CNN  

CNN — Russia’s war in Ukraine could push up to 49 million people into famine or famine-like conditions because of its devastating impact on global food supply and prices, the United Nations has said, in the latest dire warning over food insecurity. Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports has already raised global food prices and threatens to cause a catastrophic food …

Reports of Russia stealing Ukraine grain 'credible', says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
2 years, 9 months ago

Reports of Russia stealing Ukraine grain 'credible', says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

India Today  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave support Monday to reports that Russia has stolen grain from Ukraine for resale, even as Moscow blocks the country from exporting its own corn. that Russia is pilfering Ukraine's grain exports to sell for its own profit," Blinken said at a State Department conference on food security issues arising from the invasion of …

Russia is trying to sell you stolen grain, US warns African nations
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia is trying to sell you stolen grain, US warns African nations

The Telegraph  

The US has warned drought-stricken African nations that Russia is attempting to sell them stolen grain, presenting them with a choice between feeding their population or endorsing war crimes in Ukraine. Officials in Washington last month alerted 14 mostly African countries that Russian cargo vessels were leaving ports filled with looted Ukraine food. The diplomatic cable, first reported by the …

Grain supply tops Putin’s talks with African Union leader
2 years, 9 months ago

Grain supply tops Putin’s talks with African Union leader

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The chairman of the African Union, Senegal’s President Macy Sall, told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that the fighting in Ukraine and Western sanctions had worsened food shortages, and appealed to other countries to ensure grain and fertilizer exports aren’t blocked. Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, has urged the West to lift sanctions imposed over its …

Grain supply tops Putin-African Union head talks agenda
2 years, 9 months ago

Grain supply tops Putin-African Union head talks agenda

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the chairman of the African …

Live updates | Zelenskyy says Russia hopes for famine crisis
2 years, 9 months ago

Live updates | Zelenskyy says Russia hopes for famine crisis

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraineian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Russian blockade of Ukrainian sea ports prevents Kyiv from exporting 22 million tons of grain. KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Russian, Ukrainian troops fight block by block in key city — EU leaders agree to partial embargo on Russian oil — War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, …

Far from Ukraine, food prices and hunger rise in Africa because of the war
2 years, 9 months ago

Far from Ukraine, food prices and hunger rise in Africa because of the war

LA Times  

It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for her 11 children in Somalia’s capital. Conflict, the climate crisis, COVID-19 and surging food and fuel costs have created a perfect storm — and now we’ve got the war in …

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa
2 years, 9 months ago

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for her 11 children in Somalia’s capital. Conflict, the climate crisis, COVID-19 and surging food and fuel costs have created a perfect storm — and now we’ve got …

Ukraine pledges to do 'everything' to defend Donbas from Russian onslaught
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine pledges to do 'everything' to defend Donbas from Russian onslaught

Firstpost  

A Lugansk police official, cited by Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti, said Severodonetsk was ’now surrounded’ and Ukrainian troops could no longer leave the city Lysychansk, Ukraine: Ukraine has pledged to do “everything” to defend Donbas, where an intensifying Russian offensive is prompting Kyiv’s forces to consider a strategic retreat from some key areas to avoid being surrounded. Russia …

As the war grinds on, the world looks for a way to get Ukraine’s grain out
2 years, 9 months ago

As the war grinds on, the world looks for a way to get Ukraine’s grain out

LA Times  

Russia pressed Thursday for the West to lift sanctions imposed because of its war in Ukraine, claiming without proof that the punitive measures are preventing millions of tons of grain and other agricultural products from leaving Ukrainian ports, exacerbating a global food crisis. “This food crisis is real, and we must find solutions,” World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said …

US accuses Russia of weaponizing food in Ukraine war
2 years, 10 months ago

US accuses Russia of weaponizing food in Ukraine war

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia on Thursday of weaponizing food and holding grain for millions of people around the world hostage to help accomplish what its invasion of Ukraine has not -- “to break the spirit of the Ukrainian people.” He told a U.N. Security Council meeting called by the United States that the …

UN hopes to restore Ukraine grain exports amid global food crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

UN hopes to restore Ukraine grain exports amid global food crisis

Al Jazeera  

UN chief Guterres says he is in talks with multiple partners to take action before food, energy and economic crises in poor countries worsen. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is in “intense contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States, and the European Union in an effort to restore Ukrainian grain exports as a global food crisis worsens. “The …

Skyrocketing grain prices to worsen global food insecurity, Rabobank warns
2 years, 10 months ago

Skyrocketing grain prices to worsen global food insecurity, Rabobank warns

ABC  

Russia's war over Ukraine will push grain and food prices up for at least a year, Rabobank has warned, with dire outcomes for the world's hungriest nations. Key points: Rabobank has warned higher grain prices will be felt across the world well beyond this year The real impact of Ukraine's smaller grain exports would be felt after its summer harvest …

Ukraine war contributing to largest commodity shock in 50 years, says World Bank
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine war contributing to largest commodity shock in 50 years, says World Bank

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world is experiencing the …

UN: Ukraine War Threatens To Devastate Many Poor Nations
2 years, 11 months ago

UN: Ukraine War Threatens To Devastate Many Poor Nations

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions, a U.N. task force warned Wednesday. “As many as 1.7 billion people ― one-third of whom are already living in poverty ― are now highly exposed …

UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations
2 years, 11 months ago

UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations

The Hindu  

Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions, a U.N. task force warned Wednesday. “As many as 1.7 billion people - one-third of whom are already living in poverty - are now highly exposed to disruptions in food, energy and …

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