“This brings the EU’s overall support for global food security to up to €8 billion between 2020-2024. In 2022, food insecurity reached unprecedented levels, both in scale and severity with at least 205 million people currently acutely food insecure and requiring urgent assistance,” the commission said in a statement.

The commission warned that Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen remained at risk of famine.

“€75 million for the Afghan regional crisis will address the dramatic food security situation, with an estimated 24 million people in need, as well as needs related to the winter and natural disasters that have recently affected the country,” the commission noted. (ILKHA)