The EU increases aid to the countries affected by the food crisis

On the eve of the G20 summit in Bali, the European Commission is increasing aid to those affected by the food crisis around the world.

This year, the food crisis has reached an unprecedented level, both in terms of scale and severity, with at least 205 million people now experiencing acute food shortages and in need of urgent assistance. Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen are at risk of famine, according to the press release of the European Commission.

A new package of humanitarian aid worth 210 million euros will be provided to 15 countries to meet their needs. Thus, the total EU support in the field of global food security will reach 8 billion euros in the period 2020-2024.

In particular, 10 million euros will be allocated to support the population of Pakistan, 35 million to the countries of Latin America, 45 million to the countries of Africa, 55 million to the countries of the Middle East, and another 75 million to the people of Afghanistan, which suffered from extreme floods.

It is likely that part of the funds will be directed to the delivery of food to countries that need it. Recently, Japan has already promised to allocate 14 million dollars for the export of Ukrainian grain to the Somali Peninsula, whose population has been particularly affected by the food crisis. In addition, Finland will allocate 15,7 men dollars for the transportation of agricultural products from the ports of Ukraine to the same region.