The head of the
UN World Food Programme issued an impassioned plea on Friday
to rich countries, urging them not to "neglect" other nations in
crisis beyond Ukraine.
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"I'm trying to wake up the Europeans, the US," UN agency's
director, David Beasley, said.
"While you're focused on Ukraine, please don't neglect the Sahel please
don't neglect Syria and Jordan, Lebanon. If you do, the consequences will be
catastrophic," he warned.
In a discussion with Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund's
managing director, Beasley said the risks posed by fragile states go beyond
hunger.
"It could be not just starvation. It could be mass migration or
destabilization," the head of the Rome-based organization said.
"Without food security, you're not going to have peace. It's just
that simple."
But with the crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UN agency
is facing mounting challenges.
"Is it fair for us to take food from children in Ethiopia to give to
the children in Ukraine? No," he said.
The WFP is trying to buy as much grain as possible in Ukraine, one of the
world's largest wheat growers, to use domestically, but also has to find
drivers to transport it at a time when many men are fighting the invasion, he
said.
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