A worker holds imported wheat grain as he works at a flour mill in Sana’a, Yemen, on March 23. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of wheat and food price spikes in war-ravaged Yemen, which imports almost 90 per cent of its wheat, including more than 30 per cent from Ukraine and at least 8 per cent from Russia. Photo: EPA-EFE
A worker holds imported wheat grain as he works at a flour mill in Sana’a, Yemen, on March 23. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of wheat and food price spikes in war-ravaged Yemen, which imports almost 90 per cent of its wheat, including more than 30 per cent from Ukraine and at least 8 per cent from Russia. Photo: EPA-EFE
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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The View by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

World must not let Ukraine war spark another food crisis

  • The economic and humanitarian repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be felt far beyond Europe and especially in vulnerable countries
  • The world must act swiftly to prevent the poorest and most vulnerable, who are already being left behind in the global recovery, from becoming collateral damage

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Updated: 1:30pm, 24 Mar, 2022

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A worker holds imported wheat grain as he works at a flour mill in Sana’a, Yemen, on March 23. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of wheat and food price spikes in war-ravaged Yemen, which imports almost 90 per cent of its wheat, including more than 30 per cent from Ukraine and at least 8 per cent from Russia. Photo: EPA-EFE
A worker holds imported wheat grain as he works at a flour mill in Sana’a, Yemen, on March 23. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of wheat and food price spikes in war-ravaged Yemen, which imports almost 90 per cent of its wheat, including more than 30 per cent from Ukraine and at least 8 per cent from Russia. Photo: EPA-EFE
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