On the eve of the G20 summit, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged nations to expand food production and, if feasible, free up food stocks, and he accused Russia of « using food as a weapon. »

The Telegraph newspaper published an article by Sunak in which he stated that « the war in Ukraine is compounding the challenges affecting countries throughout the world. » The UK Prime Minister emphasized that inflation is currently above 7% in two-thirds of G20 countries.

The first step, in Sunak’s opinion, is to keep offering assistance « where it is most required in the upcoming winter. » He mentioned helping the Ukrainian people and « steps to prevent starvation in the most vulnerable places of the world » in this regard.

« Second, we must stop Russia’s horrifying practice of converting food into weapons. I stand with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his efforts to maintain grain exports across the Black Sea, and I urge all nations who have the capacity to expand food production or release stockpiles to do so in order to help improve supply. »

source: telegraph.co.uk