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Kinya Kaibung’a

Kinya Kaibung’a is a Research Officer with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has a keen interest in leveraging machine learning, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies to boost climate resilience and food security in smart agriculture systems.

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Ukraine war pushes global displaced to record high, U.N. says (Washington Post) 

June 16, 2022


Washington Post published an article stating that the U..N. refugee agency believes that Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement figures to record levels, calling the statistics a “tragic milestone.” According to IFPRI, Ukraine and Russia produce about a third of the wheat traded in global markets and about a quarter of the world’s barley. (See the blog post, How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect global food security?)

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