📰 Volltext UN Food Agency Iran War Hunger
📝 Zusammenfassung
Laut UN-Welternährungsprogramm treibt der Iran-Krieg Millionen in den akuten Hunger: 2,5 Mio. zusätzlich in Somalia, 2,3 Mio. in Afghanistan, 1,3 Mio. in Sri Lanka. Ölpreise über $100/Barrel seit März verschärfen die Lage. Hilfslieferungen verzögern sich dramatisch, Transportkosten verfünffachen sich. WFP muss 1,5 Mio. Menschen weniger versorgen.
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📰 Volltext (Haaretz)
The UN food agency said millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war.
The World Food Program said an analysis in three vulnerable countries found that an additional 2.5 million people in Somalia, 2.3 million in Afghanistan and 1.3 million in Sri Lanka are struggling to meet their basic food needs.
Joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February triggered a regional conflict stretching across the Gulf and into Lebanon, disrupting key shipping routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, forcing vessels to reroute and sharply constraining global energy flows and supply chains.
In March, the WFP forecast as many as 45 million people could fall into acute food insecurity if oil prices remained around $100 per barrel through June. That scenario is now unfolding, with benchmark crude prices staying above that level since early March.
"We remain by that prognosis," acting Executive Director Carl Skau told UN reporters. "That's mainly because the correlation between the prices of energy and food is so tight in many places, and also that in the poorest countries people are already spending all their money on food, and hence when food prices rise, they eat less."
The World Food Program said in its report that its findings indicate the Mideast crisis is generating "significant spillovers," particularly on the prices of food and fuel, and disrupting trade. "These impacts are expected to intensify in the coming months, even if the crisis de-escalates," the agency said.
In Somalia, 6.5 million people - roughly a third of the population - are expected to face severe hunger in 2026, while Afghanistan could see 17.4 million people affected. Both countries are reliant on imported energy and food.
The WFP said it expected to serve 1.5 million fewer people globally in 2026, and 9 million fewer if the situation persists for six months. In Somalia, supplies of nutritious food for children under 5 will run out as soon as July.
Surging fuel prices have driven up aid transport costs as much as fivefold in Afghanistan, and delivery times have shot up from 10 days to 75 days as trucks had to use alternative corridors.
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