The risk of a widespread global food crisis.

International organizations warn that approximately 58.1 million people are facing severe food insecurity in the Horn of Africa. However, the fear of food insecurity is not unique to Africa; it is a haunting specter in many parts of the world .

A joint report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) for East Africa shows that, of the 58 million people experiencing food insecurity, 30.5 million come from six of the eight IGAD member countries: Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda; the remainder come from Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania.

According to FAO and IGAD, the majority of people experiencing food insecurity are concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo with 23.4 million people, followed by Sudan with 17.7 million people. These two organizations emphasize that the level of food insecurity following heavy rains and floods caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon in the Horn of Africa is worsening.

To address this urgent problem, organizations are mobilizing all available international resources. At the end of February, the United Nations announced the allocation of $17 million to help alleviate the worsening poverty caused by the drought in northern Ethiopia. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated that the funds, drawn from the Central Emergency Response Fund, reflect deep concern about the impact of the new drought, triggered by El Niño, affecting large areas of Ethiopia including Afar, Amhara, and Tigray.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nguy-co-khung-hoang-luong-thuc-lan-rong-tren-the-gioi-post729596.html