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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has warned that tens of millions of people face starvation because of the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Ukraine is a major contributor to world food reserves, exporting significant amounts of cooking oil, corn and wheat. But these supplies are currently blocked due to the Russian occupation.<\/p>\n
Speaking after a G7 summit in Germany, Ms Baerbock said up to 50 million people, especially in African and Middle Eastern countries, would face hunger in the coming months.<\/p>\n
A group statement from the G7 foreign ministers said: “Russia’s war of aggression has generated one of the worst food and energy crises in recent history, which now threatens those most vulnerable across the globe.<\/em><\/p>\n “We are determined to accelerate a coordinated multilateral response to safeguard global food security and to stand by our most vulnerable partners in this regard.”<\/em><\/p>\n Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said she was ready to send ships to European ports to transport grain if Ukrainian supplies were released.<\/p>\n “We have to make sure that these grains are sent to the world,” she told reporters. “If not, millions of people will face hunger.”<\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n top channel
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