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Children holding plates wait in line to receive food at an orphanage run by a non-governmental organization on World Hunger Day in the southern Indian city of Chennai (Image: REUTERS)
The impact of lost tourism revenue, declining remittances and travel, and other restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic are expected to leave some 130 million people starving.
- Reuters
- Last update: April 21, 2020 3:53 PM IST
Geneva: The number of people facing acute food insecurity could almost double this year to 265 million due to the economic consequences of COVID-19, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday.
The impact of loss of tourism revenue, falling remittances and travel and other restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic is expected to leave some 130 million people hungry this year, adding to around 135 millions already in that category.
“COVID-19 is potentially catastrophic for millions of people who are already hanging on by a thread,” said Arif Husain, chief economist and director of research, evaluation and monitoring for the World Food Program (WFP).
