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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Arpan Rai

World facing ‘human catastrophe’ food crisis from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says World Bank

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The World Bank has warned that a “human catastrophe” is unfolding due to a rising food crisis across the world triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, impacting global nutrition.

"It’s a human catastrophe, meaning nutrition goes down. But then it also becomes a political challenge for governments who can’t do anything about it, they didn’t cause it and they see the prices going up," World Bank president David Malpass said in an interview with the BBC.

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