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Editorial: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated a desperate situation. Famine is not inevitable – but action must be swift 
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More than a quarter of Kenyans living in dry and semi-dry areas are facing high levels of food insecurity, according to UN data. Prolonged drought in east Africa and the war in Ukraine are adding more pressure to household budgets. Some of the poorest in the country can afford just one meal per day. The BBC's Africa correspondent Catherine Byaruhanga reports.
Graham Watson's insight:
Is this the future for the developing world in the wake of the war in Ukraine - with Kenyans facing higher food prices and, as a result, an increasing number of people falling into food poverty, and some now only able to afford a meal a day.
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The UN World Food Programme director has warned that ‘50 million people in 45 countries are now just one step from famine’
Graham Watson's insight:
The UN Food Programme has highlighted the prospect of widespread famine as a result of the war in Ukraine - the Russian blockade of Ukraine's grain exports - driving up food prices and increasing food poverty in developing economies.
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The Guardian take on the prospects of a looming global food crisis - a call to action.