Ukraine humanitarian crisis ‘catastrophe on top of catastrophe’ – WFP

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine caused by Russia’s war of aggression is “catastrophe on top of catastrophe,” said the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley.

“Even before the war in Ukraine there were severe hunger crises in places including Yemen or parts of Africa,” Beasley told the Security Council in New York.

He said it was only with great effort that sufficient help could be given.

“Now the crisis in Ukraine has come on top of that.

“In a few weeks the country has gone from ‘breadbasket’ to now ‘breadline’.

“The consequences worldwide could be the worst since World War II in terms of feeding the hungry,” the WFP head said. (dpa/NAN)