World Bank official: Lebanon, Yemen, Syria most food-insecure in region

Many states across the Middle East and North Africa meet the criteria for food insecurity, experts said at a US Institute of Peace event.
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A Palestinian baker packages fresh bread at the old market in the West Bank city of Nablus on April 17, 2021, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. - JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images
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Much of the Middle East and North Africa is suffering from food insecurity related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The United States Institute of Peace hosted a virtual event on the topic June 30. The World Bank’s Haneen Sayed, who specializes in development, said that though the Middle East only has 6% of the world’s population, it has 20% of the world’s food-insecure people.

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