It’s an inconvenient truth: more than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports come from Russia and Ukraine.
The #WarInUkraine is already sending shockwaves around the world - including in the Horn of Africa, which is facing one of its worst droughts on record.
Thanks to a perfect storm of disruptions to harvests and exports in Ukraine, as well as climate change-related disasters and rising fuel prices, up to 14 million are facing hunger and food shortages across the Horn of Africa.
Hibo Aden, women’s rights officer at ActionAid Somaliland, said the situation has become so desperate for some families that girls are being forced to marry in exchange for food and water.
Figures show a 24% increase in gender-based violence.
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