The United Nations’ food director warned on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have a worldwide impact “beyond anything we’ve seen since World War II,” and that the conflict has built “a tragedy on top of a catastrophe.” “We never imagined anything like this could happen,” David Beasley, executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, told the United Nations Security Council. Because many of the Ukrainian farmers who produce a substantial quantity of the world’s wheat are now battling Russians, already high food prices are soaring, according to Beasley. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned earlier this month of a possible global food catastrophe, citing the prolonged fighting as a threat to supplies of critical essential crops. Russia and Ukraine are major grain exporters, accounting for about 30% of wheat and nearly 20% of corn … Continue reading UN Once Again Anticipates Global Food Shortage Tantamount To WW2.