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Thousands of lives have been lost, more than 3 million refugees have fled for their lives, and cities and neighborhoods have turned into rubble. Human suffering in Ukraine has terrorized the world and spurred the actions of humanitarian agencies. The need for innocent and vulnerable people is visible to all. But this crisis will create a wave of need and deprivation in every corner of the world far from Europe, perhaps in unthinkable places, driving the world’s most hungry people into even more serious poverty. People like Linda, a woman I met in Iraq 16 years ago. Once a prominent civil engineer and career woman, she was confused and unable to seek help from a local church, so she came to our office and cried for money to feed her children. .. Or 9-year-old Syrian Mariam. She lost both her mother and her left eye vision after the attack on her village. She was alone with trauma and she didn’t talk for three months. My team was able to take her to one of the children’s spaces where she could safely recover. Like many who are now fleeing Ukraine, such as Linda and Miriam, women and children have been displaced due to conflicts in their own countries and now have little or no access to food. It is a form of suffering fueled by conflicts that are often overlooked. Conflict is a major cause of food insecurity. The broader collapse of the Ukrainian crisis will be widespread and catastrophic, especially for countries that rely on food imports and aid, such as Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan. Ukraine and Russia produce nearly 30% of wheat worldwide, but conflicts have disrupted tree planting in the new season and prices have already risen due to market slumps. This is another shock to hungry families, where bread is often the only staple food that keeps children alive. It pushes them out of the edge. And since wheat is the staple food of the world’s diet, including the most conflict-affected countries, the spillover effect can be devastating. The war has sent shock waves to 43 countries, including Yemen, Syria, Congo, Ethiopia and Afghanistan, with 45 million people on the verge of starvation, of which 580,000 are already in famine. That 45 million figure was 39 million just a year ago and increased due to the socio-economic impact of COVID. Further shocks are fatal. That’s not the only trouble. The Ukrainian crisis is estimated to increase fuel, fertilizer and freight costs, which are already rising, and double or triple the price of staple foods. Significant rises in the prices of bread, rice, pasta and cooking oil will force aid agencies such as World Vision and the World Food Program to procure wheat from elsewhere at significantly higher prices. Extreme funding shortages across many humanitarian responses can force aid agencies to make impossible choices-what hungry children eat and what they don’t. Read more: Mothers in the conflict zone between Afghanistan and Yemen find that the most difficult thing they endure is not violent war, abuse or evacuation, but the children slowly perish from hunger and become helpless and silent. I told me I was watching. The real test of our humanity is whether the international community stands behind these millions of children at risk of brutal death. But what can Australia do? The government can invest emergency funds at the Afghanistan Pledge Conference within two weeks. You can also spend $ 150 million on famine prevention packages. Australia, along with other parts of the world, has faced the challenge of the Ukrainian crisis. This is a true testimony of global solidarity and humanity. This solidarity needs to extend to all children who have experienced conflict. Even when they can’t see their suffering. Our journalists are working hard to bring the latest news in the area to the community. To continue to access trusted content:
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“We continue to increase pressure on Russia,” says Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Thousands of lives have been lost, more than 3 million refugees have fled for their lives, and cities and neighborhoods have turned into rubble. Human suffering in Ukraine has terrorized the world and spurred the actions of humanitarian agencies. The need for innocent and vulnerable people is visible to all.
But this crisis will create a wave of need and deprivation in every corner of the world far from Europe, perhaps in unthinkable places, driving the world’s most hungry people into even more serious poverty. People like Linda, a woman I met in Iraq 16 years ago. Once a prominent civil engineer and career woman, she was confused and unable to seek help from a local church, so she came to our office and cried for money to feed her children. I did.
The Ukrainian crisis is estimated to widen the rise in fuel, fertilizer and fares, doubling or triple the price of staple foods. Photo: Shutterstock
Or 9-year-old Syrian Mariam. She lost both her mother and her left eye vision after the attack on her village. She was alone with trauma and she didn’t talk for three months. My team was able to take her to one of the children’s spaces where she could safely recover.
Like many who are now fleeing Ukraine, such as Linda and Miriam, women and children have been displaced due to conflicts in their own countries and now have little or no access to food. It is a form of suffering fueled by conflicts that are often overlooked.
Conflict is a major cause of food insecurity. The broader collapse of the Ukrainian crisis will be widespread and catastrophic, especially for countries that rely on food imports and aid, such as Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan.
Ukraine and Russia produce nearly 30% of wheat worldwide, but conflicts have disrupted tree planting in the new season and prices have already risen due to market slumps.
This is another shock to hungry families, where bread is often the only staple food that keeps children alive. It pushes them out of the edge. And since wheat is the staple food of the world’s diet, including the most conflict-affected countries, the spillover effect can be devastating.
The war has sent shock waves to 43 countries, including Yemen, Syria, Congo, Ethiopia and Afghanistan, with 45 million people on the verge of starvation, of which 580,000 are already in famine. That 45 million figure was 39 million just a year ago and increased due to the socio-economic impact of COVID. Further shocks are fatal.
That’s not the only trouble.
The Ukrainian crisis is estimated to increase fuel, fertilizer and freight costs, which are already rising, and double or triple the price of staple foods. Significant rises in the prices of bread, rice, pasta and cooking oil will force aid agencies such as World Vision and the World Food Program to procure wheat from elsewhere at significantly higher prices. Extreme funding shortages across many humanitarian responses can force aid agencies to make impossible choices-what hungry children eat and what they don’t.
Mothers living in the conflict zone between Afghanistan and Yemen see that the most difficult thing they endured was not violent war, abuse, evacuation, but the slow destruction of children from hunger, helpless and silent. I told me that.
The real test of our humanity is whether the international community stands behind these millions of children at risk of brutal death. But what can Australia do? The government can invest emergency funds at the Afghanistan Pledge Conference within two weeks. You can also spend $ 150 million on famine prevention packages.
Australia, along with other parts of the world, has faced the challenge of the Ukrainian crisis. This is a true testimony of global solidarity and humanity. This solidarity needs to extend to all children who have experienced conflict. Even when they can’t see their suffering.
- Nadine Haddad is a Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor at WorldVision Australia.
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