WFP Needs $23 Billion to Face Largest Food Security Crisis

The World Food Program (WFP) revealed the need for $23 billion this year; to confront what it described as "the largest food security crisis" in modern times, and to help about 150 million people around the world.

Corinne Fleischer, WFP Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, confirmed that the program succeeded in assisting 158 million people last year, avoiding widespread famine, unrest, and mass migration on a large scale.

Fleischer said that Saudi Arabia ranks fifth on the list of the five largest donors to the WFP

in the region, noting that the program is counting on its continuous support to achieve its goals inside and outside the region.

Fleischer also stated that the Black Sea initiative to transport Ukrainian grain worked in about eight months only to facilitate the passage of more than 23 million tons of food.

She warns that the conflict in Ukraine caused disturbances in the global food and energy markets, and led to a rise in food and fuel prices, exposing millions to the danger hunger.