Devex Dish published an article that stated that the humanitarian cost is mounting disturbingly quickly following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This conflict will affect hungry people in conflict zones in other parts of the world: Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of many important commodities such as wheat, barley, and sunflower oil. Over 50 percent of the cereals in North Africa and the Middle East are imported from Russia and Ukraine. This comes at a time when WFP is already forced to reduce rations for 8 million people in Yemen. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow said, “It certainly will complicate operations by organizations like the World Food Programme that [have] to meet humanitarian needs. They have to purchase grain on the open market. They often — for wheat at least — often went to [the] Black Sea for supplies. That’s all complicated now, particularly the fact that prices are so much higher, so it’s going to require more funds to meet those needs.”
