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Last year, 1 in 10 people worldwide suffered from hunger, a study found.
This is a joint investigation by international organizations such as UN-affiliated organizations. It seems to be due to the impact of Corona 19, but this year, when the Ukraine war and the economic shock overlapped, is a bigger problem.
Reporter Ryu Jae-bok reports.
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[카술라 아디시 / 난민 : 어제부터 아무것도 먹지 못한 아이들에게 주려고 이웃집에 가서 부탁했어요.]
Kasula, a mother of two, is doing well today.
This is because even bean porridge can be boiled and eaten.
Every day is hell for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most abandoned refugees in the world.
[수잔 니마 / 난민 : 아이가 열 명 있는데, 네 명은 음식을 못 먹어 단백질 부족으로 인한 영양실조에 걸렸습니다. 숨도 쉬지 못하고 매우 아픕니다.]
Last year, 820 million people worldwide hunger
This is an increase of 150 million compared to 2019, before the COVID-19 outbreak.
1 in 10 people are in a situation where they have to worry about their meals.
In particular, 45 million children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition.
[아미나 모하메드 / 국제 연합 사무차장 : 올해 보고서는 기아, 식량 안보, 영양실조가 협력적인 결의와 행동이 필요한 긴급한 국제적 문제임을 또 한 번 일깨워 줍니다.]
It looks like things will get worse this year.
Because the war in Ukraine has disrupted international supply chains.
As grain prices rise, food supplies to poor African countries are further reduced.
[야코브케른 / 세계식량계획 긴급조정관 : 전쟁 전에는 우크라이나가 세계를 먹여 살렸지만, 이제는 자급자족할 수 있는 도움이 필요합니다]
Experts, including the United Nations, warn that conflict, climate change and economic shocks, combined with inequality, could lead to the worst hunger ever.
This is YTN Ryu Jae-bok.
YTN Ryu Jae-bok ([email protected])
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