Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World's Most Vulnerable Places. By Peter S. Goodman (shared by Niloufar)

The war in the Middle East has increased prices for critical elements like fuel.

The article reports how the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and cuts in humanitarian funding have severely reduced aid to vulnerable countries like Somalia at the very moment global crises are intensifying. It explains that war involving Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have driven up costs for oil, fertilizer, and other essentials, sharply increasing food prices in import-dependent countries. It describes the resulting surge in hunger, malnutrition, and child deaths in places already on the brink, as aid groups struggle with dwindling resources.

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“The U.S. Agency for International Development, or U.S.A.I.D., had been dismantled under President Trump, eliminating Somalia’s primary source of assistance.” 

“In the following month, another shocking development occurred as the United States and Israel initiated military actions against Iran.” 

“In Somalia, which relies on imports for 70 percent of its food supply, the prices of staple items like rice and wheat flour surged, doubling in cost.”

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