Food security during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Coronavirus Famines | |
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| Country | (as of June) Yemen, Venezuela, Ethiopia, Somolia, Syria, South Sudan, Sudan, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Chad, Haiti, India, Mozambique, Myanmar |
| Location | Globally, mainly in South America, the Indian Subcontinent and Africa |
| Period | 2020 - ongoing |
| Total deaths | Unknown, projected to be at least 30 million |
The 2020 Global Famines, also known as the coronavirus famines, are a series of currently ongoing or projected famines to occur within the year of 2020.[1][2] The famines are a cause of the 2019–20 locust infestation, the Coronavirus recession and measures taken to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] Ongoing wars and political turmoil in some nations are also considered to be local causes.[6] It is projected that globally by the end of 2020 at least 30 million will die from famine in 2020, with 265 million more considered to be in famine conditions. Altogether, it's believed at least 10% and as much as 20% of the global population is believed to be affected in some form or another due to famines caused in 2020.[7][8] The famines are widely considered to be the worst series of famines since Great Chinese Famine in 1959-61, and is projected to be among the worst famines human history.[9][10][11][12][13]
The chief of the World Food Programe has warned that without significant support from western nations, it's almost certain that at least 30 million will die from famine in 2020, though the toll beyond 2020 may be greater.[14] However, even with the grave predicitions by experts, only a few nations have actually increased their funding, and it's believed none are significant enough to stop the crisis from reaching it's predicted targets. The new locust wave spreading across Africa in June also has sparked fears that famine, especially in nations like Syria, Yemen, India and Ethiopia may esculate the famine in their regions.[15][16][17][18][19]
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