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Millions staring at famine as food insecurity soars: Report
al jazeera ^ | 5/5/21 | Rebecca Rosman

Posted on 05/05/2021 3:26:34 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

Food insecurity in the world’s poorest countries reached record highs in 2020, with millions staring at famine, a situation exacerbated in part by the COVID pandemic, according to a UN report.

From Haiti to Syria, some 155 million people across 55 countries who rely the most on humanitarian assistance were classified as being in “crisis” – meaning in urgent need of food – a 20 million increase since 2019, according to the report released Wednesday.

The report – based on a study organised by the Global Network Against Food Crises, a partnership between the European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization, and the UN World Food Programme – attributed three main factors to the worsening situation: conflict, economic factors related to the COVID pandemic and climate change.

(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: famine; foodproduction; inflation; oodaloop; starvation
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1 posted on 05/05/2021 3:26:34 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Let them eat capitalism. No starving in our country no matter what the rats say.


2 posted on 05/05/2021 3:28:57 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Catch more fish, plant more crops, have fewer babies. I’ve lost all compassion for the irresponsible of this planet.


3 posted on 05/05/2021 3:31:45 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Malthusian Economics


4 posted on 05/05/2021 3:33:11 PM PDT by Ceebass (USA RIP 1776-2021)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I have heard the same story and have seen the same commercials on TV since the early 60’s, Every one of these Countries has an Economic System and Government other than Capitalism and Freedom.


5 posted on 05/05/2021 3:33:17 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

It used to be “hunger”.

There being no more hunger, now it’s “food insecurity”.


6 posted on 05/05/2021 3:33:28 PM PDT by Fido969 ( Sc)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
In Syria, an astonishing 60 percent of the population – 12.4 million people – are now food insecure.

Courtesy of Barack Obama, John McCain and Joe Biden.

7 posted on 05/05/2021 3:33:37 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

And of course the US and Trump will be blamed; Trump because they can’t or won’t blame ChinaJoe.


8 posted on 05/05/2021 3:33:48 PM PDT by SkyDancer (To Most People The Sky's The Limit ~ To A Pilot, It is Home)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
This is only going to get worse.

Good thing the lockdowns contained the coronavirus.

9 posted on 05/05/2021 3:34:23 PM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Famine in these modern days is man induced; specifically government induced.


10 posted on 05/05/2021 3:34:41 PM PDT by lurk ( )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Sorry but we’re fighting climate change now. We’ll get back to you once that’s fixed.


11 posted on 05/05/2021 3:35:54 PM PDT by McGruff
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"a situation exacerbated in part by the COVID pandemic"

Covid, what can't it do?! Global warming better watch out, because China Virus is about to catch your butt as the universal excuse, the reason for everything!

12 posted on 05/05/2021 3:38:06 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (Working like Crazy to support the Lazy.)
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To: House Atreides

Don’t worry, “Mr. Vaccine”, is working on depopulation.


13 posted on 05/05/2021 3:39:03 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Whatever doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. Except bears. Bears will definitely kill you.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The Soros/Gates/Buffett plan is working!


14 posted on 05/05/2021 3:40:50 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Anti-racism looks suspiciously like racism.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

It’s just Cultural Darwinism.

Deal.


15 posted on 05/05/2021 3:40:51 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (GMO opponents who took the covid jab are now GMOs themselves.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

let me see 155 million on a planet with 8 billion people.
that is about .000019 of the people on earth.
I hate to see people go hungry but........


16 posted on 05/05/2021 3:40:58 PM PDT by rellic
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Imagine if the Global Network Against Food Crisis issued a report that said “everything’s hunky dory and everyone has full stomachs. They’d have no reason to exist so of course they’ll report the worst case.


17 posted on 05/05/2021 3:44:01 PM PDT by cyclotic (Live your life in such a way that they hate you as much as they hated Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The Global Network Against Food Crises.

They wouldn’t ever exaggerate.


18 posted on 05/05/2021 3:45:41 PM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: House Atreides

Generation after generation raised to accept food aid from the UN and other NGOs. It will be a Darwinian purge.


19 posted on 05/05/2021 3:47:26 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Soros and his DemonRATs approve.


20 posted on 05/05/2021 3:47:26 PM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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