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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant

Michelin-starred chef criticises response of UN and EU to Ukraine refugee crisis

Karla Hoyos, chef for World Central Kitchen, which has served more than 3m meals in the region since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Karla Hoyos, a chef for World Central Kitchen, which has served more than 3m meals in the region since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Alicia Sully

A chef and humanitarian who has been serving millions of meals to Ukrainians has accused the UN and the EU of a lack of leadership in response to the refugee crisis, warning of a “huge humanitarian emergency at the doorstep of Europe”.

Speaking from Lviv in Ukraine, José Andrés, a two-Michelin-starred Spanish-American chef who runs not-for-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK) claimed the UN and the EU do not have enough “boots on the ground” to care for the refugees. WCK has served more than 3m meals in the region since the start of Russia’s invasion.

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