Think about the consequences of the global food crisis and hunger and malnutrition are probably the first things that come to mind, but many aid organizations are already seeing wide-ranging knock-on effects.
In the Horn, East, and Central Africa region that includes consequences for gender equality, said Parvin Ngala, Oxfam GB’s director for the region. Ngala said the food crisis is impacting Oxfam’s work around women’s economic empowerment and driving sexual violence and child marriage.
Nearly 200 million people experienced food insecurity in 2021, according to the United Nations. That number is growing as the crisis in Ukraine pushes up food and energy prices, and drought and famine are also ravaging areas of Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen.