World to face escalating hunger crisis if Iran war continues, UN WFP warns

Global hunger could worsen significantly if the Iran conflict persists through June, the World Food Program has warned.

WFP Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau told reporters in Geneva that an additional 45 million people are projected to be pushed into acute hunger due to rising food, oil, and shipping costs, which would bring the worldwide total above the current record of 319 million, Iran International reports.

"This would take global hunger levels to an all-time record, and it’s a terrible, terrible prospect," Skau noted.

“Already, before this war, we were in a perfect storm where hunger has never been as severe as now, in terms of numbers and how deep that hunger is,” he added.

By Jeyhun Aghazada