UN organisation the World Food Programme urged countries to prepare for a ‘hunger pandemic’ during their Nobel Prize acceptance speech.
The WFP said that due to climate change, war, the pandemic and economic uncertainty, an estimated 270 million people could experience starvation if proper food security measures are not put in place.
Executive director David Beasley said "Failure to address their needs will cause a hunger pandemic which will dwarf the impact of COVID-19."