![]() ![]() ![]() Under international human rights law, everyone has the right to access sufficient and adequate food needed to live a healthy and active life. “Without concerted action to address the supply and affordability of food, the conflict in Ukraine risks deepening the world’s food crisis, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.” “Global food chains demand global solidarity in times of crisis,” said Lama Fakih, executive Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. Both Ukraine and Russia are l eading exporters of agricultural products to many Middle Eastern and North African countries, and disruptions related to the war are already exacerbating already-rising food prices and deepening poverty. (Beirut) – Governments should ensure that the conflict in Ukraine does not worsen the food crisis in the Middle East and North Africa and protect the right to affordable, adequate food for everyone, Human Rights Watch said today. © 2022 Hani Al-Ansi/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Yemen imports at least 27 percent of its wheat from Ukraine and 8 percent from Russia. A boy buys bread from a bakery in Sanaa, Yemen, March 2022. ![]()
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