david beasley told us half the wheat the world food programme needs worldwide is stuck in ukraine. >>readbasket of the world. they grow enough food to feed 400 million people. well, that's gone. you're already seeing fuel pricing spike, food pricing spike, cost of shipping spiking. it's already creating havoc foru the world. but this is going to aeche pst , it's going to affect everybody. >> pelley: beasley is the former governor of south carolina. he's led the u.n.'s world food programme for five years. his $10 billion agency fights hunger triggered by poverty, crop failure and war. today, in 81 countries, w.f.p. is feeding more than 145 million people. in 2016, we were with them in south sudan as they dropped food to villages cut off by monsoon rains. >> beasley: so, just when you think it can't get any worse, ethiopia, afghanistan. and you say, "it just can't get any worse." then boom, ukraine. breadbasket of the world, now bread lines. >> pelley: the loss of that ukrainian breadbasket may be felt around the world for years according to arif husein, the w.f.p.'s chief economist. >>

in mid-april, the head of the un world food program, david beasley, came to rivne, then local officials businessmen agreed on aid for the region, which since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of russia into ukraine has taken in more than 50,000 displaced people , already today the first cargoes have arrived in the rivne region and for the needs of forcibly displaced persons, they are unloaded on the territory of the rivne region, balanced across all district e-e center and in the city of rivne. this product will go to the food of forcibly displaced persons and to balance the food balance of the region, also in the rivne region received another 400 tons this year, this is free humanitarian aid, which is extremely necessary for social institutions, displaced persons and local people, who in the conditions of war are most in need of support, flour will be distributed to such categories of population as pensioners, low-income households with children, households with disabled households, households with large families, this is very important and essential help from the neighboring fo

again, david beasley at the world food programme has said it will result infamine, programme has saids migration around the world. do you think it is that serious? i think the risk of instability is considerable, particularly in parts of the world that are already seeing conflict, unrelated to russia and ukraine. in our white paper that we released today, we along with our agricultural forecasting firm estimate that around 1.6 billion people around 1.6 billion people around the world are food insecure right now, 1.1 billion people are facing extreme property, so they are living on less than $2.29 a day, so that is really quite poor. something like 49.1 million are on the edge of famine at the moment. if our base case persists, which is a stalemate in the war in ukraine, a continuation of blocked ports and no solution for what is going on between russia and ukraine, in terms of getting food shipments out, we think the number of people who are food insecure could rise to 1.9 billion by november, so that it missed a quarter of the world population. there is missed a quarter of the world

i talked to the former governor david beasley who runs the world food program, ambassador mccain, who's our representative to that program. because of what's happening in ukraine. you can find different numbers on this, but roughly 25% of all the wheat exports in the world come from ukraine and russia. about 20% of all the corn expert -- exports in the world. 90% of the sunflower cooking oil comes from there, and a lot of fertilizer comes from there. right now, from ukraine, which is the bigger partner in the food distribution of the two countries, nothing has come out of ukraine. nothing is coming out of the port of odessa, nothing is coming out of the port of mariupol, and hasn't since the russian invasion began. this has huge impacts on the whole world, but particularly on africa, food and ukraine, food in africa. what's in the silos in ukraine right now is not getting out, and ukrainian farmers aren't getting crops planted for this year. this has to be something we are really watching carefully. there are a lot of hungry people all over the world already. but if you reduce this grea

david beasley told business leaders at the world economic forum in switzerland that russia's blockadef ukraine's ports on the black sea threatened food supplies for 400 million people. a russian diplomat has resigned over his country's invasion of ukraine, calling it "bloody, witless and absolutely needless". boris bondarev, a counsellor at russia's mission to the united nations in geneva, said he's never been more ashamed of russia as when it sent its troops across the border. the leaders ofjapan, the united states, india and australia are meeting in tokyo. discussions among the group — known as the quad — are expected to include how to address china's growing power in the indo—pacific region. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, the team re—visits the cambodian temple complex of angkor wat, to see how the area's hoping to recover, now that borders have reopened. this week on the travel show — waiting for the backpackers�* return... we have beautiful temples and a lot of beautiful places around cambodia. so it is something that they should come and have a look in their lifeti

wfpo david beasley acknowledgment for the reports made, we also note the participation in our meetingrge number of high-ranking representatives of various states. dear colleagues, the most noticeable recent trend in the evolution of the political culture of western states has been the desire to blame all problems on russia after the beginning of our special military operation in ukraine we celebrate. almost a quantum acceleration in the promotion of installations that moscow is to blame for everything. plots related to food security have become one of the leaders among the accusations against our country. in today's meeting , listen to you, gentlemen, as eloquent confirmation of this, so we just want to starve everything to death, and you and the ukrainians only allegedly care about how to save the lives of the hungry. the pictures seem to be foldable, but absolutely crafty. let's remember that the threat of a world food crisis did not arise this year, but the possibility of a famine of biblical proportions and a perfect storm, participating in our meeting was performed by the directo

he david beasley believes that food shortages will cause another migration crisis, then hungry people from poor regions will flood the eu countries and the united states against this background, the crisis of 2015 will be similar to a summer picnic summed up the beezlyak. well, to blame for everything, who would have thought, russia, european and american analysts. the ukrainian crisis will lead to a shortage of fertilizer lies farmers opportunities produce enough crops. at the same time , the fact is hushed up that after the start of a special military operation in ukraine, it was the west that increased the sanctions pressure on russia by conducting an economic war against our country. actually, it undermined the supply chain, speaking of hunger. we must clearly understand that this is a largely artificial situation. who can solve this artificial situation, who can solve it all highly developed countries. our largest exporters of wheat are the usa australia canada france germany, that is, they, well approximately 100 million in that, wheat is exported. won assessed the scale of the

in the kyiv region . war on global food security , said the director of the world food program, david beasleyrently limited to reach russia through its own ports, our country sold four and a half million tons of economic products per month with wheat, farmers supplied 12% of the world market, and 15% with corn. other people's business is being brainwashed. they are threatening to implement the japanese nissan plant about such plans. the minister of industry and trade of russia, denis mansurov, announced such plans. he added that the property will probably be transferred the new owner , for example, the authorities of st. petersburg, the japanese automobile concern condemned the attack on ukraine and stopped the assembly line on march 10, nissan representatives reported that it cost the company half a billion dollars, then they are not going to work in russia in the future and recently the moscow city hall took over the ownership of the french car manufacturer renault, the kremlin said that the factories will produce lada russia is afraid even of dead people, citizens of the united states of a

a declaration of war on global food security, said the director of the un world food program, david beasleyutes, it is currently limited until the invasion of russia through its own ports, our country sold 4.5 million tons of agricultural products per month, wheat, farmers provided 12% of the world market, and corn - 15 %. i am concerned about the increase in incidence in countries where this disease does not usually occur, because it is usually recorded in remote areas of central and west africa, however, today it is not typical for a long time confirmed in 12 countries the most patients in britain, spain and portugal, many cases were recorded in clinics, sexual health clinics, i will note that monkey pox is not a fatal disease, rather unpleasant, it is a rare infection that is spread by wild animals, the main symptoms are high fever, fever, headache and muscle pain and fatigue from two sleeping monkeys there is no specific medicine, prevention will also help studies show that the vaccine against common smallpox is about 85% effective, against monkeypox the exchange rate in ukraine will st

must immediately unblock ukrainian ports, the head of the world food program announced this un david beasley that failed to be exported before the war is stolen and resold by the russian occupiers, almost 30,000 tons have already been delivered to syria, the ukrainian foreign ministry demands the arrest of the stolen cargo, we will monitor this situation, the taliban will buy oil and gas from russia moscow jamal nasir garval, he noted that they will not take energy resources on credit, but are even ready to invest in their production and transportation, the so -called representative of the group also hopes that some will help finish the construction of the tapi gas pipeline turkmenistan afghanistan-pakistan india unite will unite this gas pipeline of the countries it is surprising to really hear about such cooperation because the taliban is recognized as a terrorist organization in russia the russian tanker giant sovkom fleet sold 9 vessels the buyers were companies from asia and the middle east the wall street journal writes about it, the state-owned company is currently looking for money t

declaration of war on the global food supply to security, i told the director of the world food program, david beasleyat exports by land routes are currently limited until the invasion of russia through its own ports. our country sold four and a half million tons of agricultural products per month. wheat provided farmers with 12% of the world market, and corn - 15, almost 50% at the beginning of the year. the theft of auto parts has increased in russia, the largest insurance company rozderzhastrakh reports that they do not care about mirrors, headlights, spare wheels and even wheel caps, experts admit that the situation provokes a crazy shortage of components in the country, taking into account the cost of modern passenger cars , and the loss of even one part causes serious damage to the car owner, let me remind you that in moscow, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of ukraine , the price of auto parts has risen by 30%, supplies have collapsed due to sanctions, now there is a catastrophic lack of bumpers, glass and headlights russia is afraid even of dead people, citizens of the united sta

david beasley told business leaders at the world economic forum in switzerland that russia's blockadef ukraine's ports on the black sea threatened food supplies for 400 million people. a russian diplomat has resigned, over his country's invasion of ukraine, calling it "bloody, witless and absolutely needless". boris bondarev, a counsellor at russia's mission to the united nations in geneva, said he's never been more ashamed of russia as when it sent its troops across the border. new photographs have emerged of prime minister, borisjohnson, drinking at a gathering in downing street during a coronavirus lockdown. the images, obtained by itv news, are the latest in the so—called partygate controversy, prompting further accusations that the prime minister has been lying over his version of events. now on bbc news, "addiction: the road to recovery". cocaine is a... ..devil, to be fair. this is a story of drugs and booze and addiction. i think with addiction the end result for anybody is death, prison, or institution. it's the story of the fight to get clean for those living the edge. gener

david beasley told business leaders at the world economic forum in switzerland that russia's blockade of ukraine's ports on the black sea threatened food supplies forfour hundred million people. a russian diplomat has resigned over his country's invasion of ukraine, calling it bloody, witless and absolutely needless. boris bondarev, a counsellor at russia's mission to the united nations in geneva, said he's never been more ashamed of russia as when it sent its troops across the border. the leaders ofjapan, the united states, india and australia are meeting in tokyo. the quad — as they're called — are discussing how best to address china's growing power in the indo—pacific region. they are also considering joint responses to russia over the war in ukraine. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. vladimir putin's ukraine invasion has presented nato with its greatest challenge in a generation. at nato hq, they claim support for ukraine has unified and reinvigorated the alliance to the point where sweden and finland urgently want tojoin. in kyiv, the message is

david beasley says rushes more. you crime is a perfect storm appliance is now facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the 2nd world war. russia has blocked 2 cranes, bolts, struggling to its full grain and all the rest centuries supplies. speaking of this year's world economic forum, the amir of cancer is called the journalist lives to be respected no matter where they come from. al jazeera journalist, sharina barclay was fatally shot by israeli forces on may. the 11th sheila, i christine palestine, an american journalist was killed 2 weeks ago in palestine and then robbed of a dignified burial. she was covering the suffering of the palestinian people for decades, and our hearts are broken. her death was just as horrific as the 7 journalists killed in ukraine since march of this year, and 18 other journalists killed in palestine since 2000. well that comment came as the palestinian foreign ministry announced its formerly asked the international criminal court to investigate the killing of sharing israel's merch,

david beasley says russians war and ukraine is a perfect storm. planets is facing its worth. 2 military crisis will to rush out of blocks, ukraine's force, which is struggling to explore crane and other essential supplies. the mirror of culture as cold for journalists, lives to be respected, no matter where they come from. i'll just or a journalist in a box, i was fatally shot by israeli forces on may. the 11th, sheena will outlet at christine palestine in american journalists, was killed 2 weeks ago in palestine, and then robbed of a dignified barrier. she was covering the suffering of the palestinian people for decades and our hearts are broken. her death was just as horrific as the 7 journalists continue crane. since march of this year, and 18 other journalists killed in palestine since 2000. well that comment came as the palestinian of foreign ministry announced its formerly asked international criminal court to investigate the killing of selina barclay. israel's military prosecutor has called on the army to conduct an in depth investigation. can they that abraham reports from ramal

david beasley told business leaders at the world economic forum in switzerland that russia's blockadentry's invasion of ukraine, calling it bloody, witless and absolutely needless. boris bondarev, a counsellor at russia's mission to the united nations in geneva, said he's never been more ashamed of russia as when it sent its troops across the border. the leaders ofjapan, the united states, india and australia are meeting in tokyo. the quad — as they're called — are discussing how best

and as i speak, the head of the world food program, david beasley is addressing devils urging the world and donors to do more. i spoke to him just moments ago. he said it's the message she keeps hammering home. he was delivering it just last week to the un security council. he will keep, he says, shouting his message very loudly, to pull him out to get it. the james bay is reporting live from diverse and switzerland. many thanks, james. a russian soldiers been sentenced to life in prison by a ukrainian court for war crimes. 21 year old vadim sheesh men marin chimera. i'm sorry, admitted killing an unarmed civilian in the northeast and sumi region. it's the 1st such trial since russia invaded ukraine 3 months ago in the east of the country. a battle has been raging for the town of solider al jazeera, as had beg, managed to get into the town. during a pause in fighting for days, the town of solid door has been hit by russian artillery. the ukrainians still hold it were one of the few to gain access to this embattled town. we entered on foot without a military escort. the streets are empty

issuing the warning at the world economic forum in davos, the executive director of the wfp, david beasley in iran say that dozens of people are still trapped in the rubble of a ten—storey building that collapsed in the city of abadan. at least six people were killed, and more than 25 people injured. the reason for the collapse is under investigation, while the tower—blocks' owner and contractor have been arrested. researchers in england have edited the genetic code of a tomato to help it boost vitamin—d levels in our bodies. selling genetically—edited crops is currently banned in the uk, but that could soon change — as a new bill will be introduced to parliament that would allow it in england. in a few hours' time, president biden will be meeting with his counterparts of australia, india and japan for a summit of the quad group — seen largely as aiming to counter china's growing influence in the indo pacific region. but some of the comments the us leader has made on this trip have already raised concerns about whether they could incite further hostilities between the us and china. speakin

these are key elements of my more recent call to action with kristalina and david beasley. let me also mention to mechanisms that can be mobilized now along sized [inaudible] and ibrd if we are going to boast food resilience in the coordinator went away. first, the global agricultural and food security program, which has set up a g 20 response of in -- the 2007 in 2008 food crisis. it already works in the in the poorest countries through the institutions represented here today so we can use that if we want. the world hang bank has also hosted a multi [inaudible] trust fund. it's got three systems 20, it can help countries strengthen their food systems to reach short and long and short term goals both. another tragedy unfolding in the ukraine must not become compounded by another tragedy, a global food crisis. to prevent it requires speed, supplied has been, market access, and close coordination. so you can count on us to work with partners, all of you and partners around the world, to help the people of developing countries and i look forward to hearing the outcome of today

i talked to former governor david beasley who runs the world food program, ambassador mccain who is our representative to that program. what happens because of what's happening in ukraine. you can find different numbers on this, but roughly 25% of all the wheat exports in the world come from ukraine and russia. about 20% of of all the corn exports in the world, 90% of the sunflower cooking oil comes from there, and a lot of fertilizer comes from there. right now, from ukraine which is the bigger partner in that food distribution of the two countries, nothing is coming out of ukraine. nothing is coming out of the port of odessa. nothing is coming out of the port of a poll and hasn't since the russian invasion began. this has huge impact on the whole world but particularly on africa. food in ukraine, food in africa. what's in the silos in ukraine right now is not getting out, and ukrainian farmers are not getting crops planted for this year. this has to be something we really are watching carefully. there are a lot of hungry people all over the world already, but if you reduce this great

david beasley told us that half the wheat that the world food for example needs worldwide is stuck ine. >> they are the bread basket of the world, they grow enough wheat to feed 400 million people. that's gone. you are seeing food pricing spike. cost of shipping spiking. it's creating havoc for the poorest of the poor around the world. but this is going to affect not just the poorest of the poor. it's going to affect everyone. >> reporter: beasley is the foform former governor of south carolina, he has led the world food program for five years his agency fights hunger triggered by poverty, crop failure and war. now, they are feeding more than 145 million people. in 2016, we were with them in south sudan, as they dropped food to villages cut off by monsoon rains. >> so just when you think it cannot get worse. ethiopia, and afghanistan, can't get worse anden,om brd ba ohe w, bread lines. >> the loss of that ukrainian bread basket may be felt around the world for years according to the wfp's chief economist. >> this is the time for farmer's to be out there planting corn. >> right now. >>

david beasley speaking to cnn at the world economic forum is calling for action as a global food crisis dire amid the war in ukraine. he says 325 million people worldwide are now facing starvation. as cnn's claire sebastian following developments. she joins us now live from london. good morning to you, claire. so russia says it will only reopen those ukrainian ports if some sanctions are lifted, and that isn't going to happen. so what could be the consequences of this? >> a multi-year food crisis, rosemary, that's how the ukrainian minister put it talking in davos this week. not only the current grain stocks not being exported but the next harvest currently being planted. the world food program has pointed out this is already leading to instability in some countries. food related riots as we've seen in the likes of peru, indonesia, sri lanka, that could intensify if this continues. on the one hand it doesn't seem russia is particularly inceptvised to help. yesterday they were blaming sanctions for this and yesterday saying sanctions -- that sanctions being lifted could be part of the so

. >> world food program chief david beasley says world leaders must come together somehow to keep ukraine'st can continue to export at least some of its production to the world. some farmers getting back into their fields are finding their fields have been lined with mines which will make it difficult to get into those fields to harvest and to plant this spring soybean and crops. it will have reverberations for months and months if not years. >> the ripple effect is so significant. >>> well, up next for you, america's first lady about to get a firsthand look at the refugee crisis caused by russia's war. >>> and the actress amber heard shakes up her team as she gets ready to testify against johnny depp . for strength and energy. woo hoo! ensure, complete balanced nutrition with 27 vitamins and minerals. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. ♪ ♪ this is vuity™, the first and only fda approved eye-drop that improves age-related blurry near vision. wait, what? it sounded like you just said an eye drop that may help you see up close. i did. it's an innovative way to... so, wait. i don't

i thank david beasley in the world food program. were going to quickly transition to the second panel. we are awaiting notification of when the next vote will be. a number of the members of the committee are holding, waiting for that next vote, but i think we should proceed with the second panel. >> i want to thank the witnesses of the second panel that will focus on covid-19 and what investments the united states should be making to assess the future risk associated with this and other future will -- future pandemics. we have three remarkable witnesses, dr. thomas frieden, currently serves as president of resolve to save lives. the assistant administrator for global health at the u.s. agency for international development, and speaking with us remotely today is dr. michael ryan, executive director of world health organization's emergency program who will join us remotely from geneva. the second panel is a briefing of the subcommittee for some technical reasons relating to the world health and his agents. if you would please start us

we heard from the world food program chief david beasley warning that if the situation isn't sorted outoon, this could lead to famine-like situations across large parts of the world. take a listen. >> it is absolutely essential that we allow these ports to open, because this is not just about ukraine. this is about the poorest of the poor around the world who are on the brink of starvation as we speak. so i ask president putin, if you have any heart at all to please open these ports. >> you heard him, appealing directly to russian president vladimir putin. we also know that ukrainian officials have been engaged in talks, looking at ways to unblock the ports. the ukrainian foreign minister speaking with his british counterpart, looking at ways to perhaps ease trade between ukraine and european border nations as well. this has been something that the president zelenskyy has been discussing with boris johnson here in the uk. some serious concerns. we've heard from exports that even if the war in ukraine ends soon, this is going to have a lasting impact, and it could take years for ukraine'

david beasley who runs the world food program, yesterday he was heartbreakingly honest at the u.n., pleadingial that we allow these ports to open because this is not just about ukraine, this is about the poorest of the poor around the world who are on the brink of starvation as we speak. so i ask president putin, if you have any heart at all, please open these ports. >> it is planting season in ukraine and you've got farmers whose fields have been laid with land mines. how serious is this? >> reporter: it is extremely serious, one of the most serious as pestpects of spillover of th conflict. we have the blockades at the ports on the black sea where about 80% of the grain was previously exported from. we have disruption to the planting season as you say not only because it being sort of in the battle field area, but also farmers have gone to fight as well. and then we have issues of what is happening because of the fact that ukraine isn't exporting its grain, silos are filling up. if we get to the next harvesting season with the situation unresolved, they won't have anywhere to put the grain

david beasley of the u.n. world food program condemned the blockade. >> to keep the ports closed as the harvest season is now coming in in ukraine, july and august, it means a declaration of war on food security. if you could not get the -- ukraine grows enough food to feed 400 million people. at a time on a planet earth where we are facing extraordinary food crisis before ukraine, fuel costs, commodity prices, already doubling or tripling, quadrupling. amy: earlier today, a top russian official said moscow would consider allowing for a humanitarian corridor for ships carrying food to leave ukraine but only if the west agreed to lift some of its sanctions on russia. separate investigations by the associated press and cnn have both concluded that it was israeli forces who shot dead the palestinian-american al jazeera correspondent shireen abu akleh two weeks ago in the occupied west bank. abu akleh was one of the best known tv journalists in the middle east. cnn reports it has obtained evidence suggesting that

you're now david beasley from the world food organization, for the un.e to brief us on what's at stake. we talk about here at home, the prices are going up an inflation. there is a direct he could talked almost any economist. a direct connection between putin, this war, and this blockades that can have people starving in africa, in central and south america, and indeed even right here in the united states of america. >> congressman gregory meeks just back from ukraine, thank you sir, appreciate it. still to come, it is a defining issue in american politics about to be turned on its head. and i don't think anyone is ready for the kind of change it has. i'll explain, next. we have huge breaking news tonight, and i can't even believe i'm gonna tell you what i'm about to tell you. but in a highly, indeed as far as i can tell, utterly unprecedented leak from the supreme court, politico has obtained what they say is an initial draft majority opinion written by justice alito showing the supreme court striking down roe v. wade. quote, roe was egregiously wrong f

you're now david beasley from the world food organization, for the un. an inflation. there is a direct he could talked almost any economist. a direct connection between putin, this war, and this blockades that can have people starving in africa, in central and south america, and indeed even right here in the united states of america. >> congressman gregory meeks just back from ukraine, thank you sir, appreciate it. still to come, it is a defining issue in american politics about to be turned on its head. and i don't think anyone is ready for the kind of change it has. i'll explain, next. i has. i'll explain, next i'll explain, next ♪ ♪ ♪i'm so defensive,♪ ♪i got bongos thumping in my chest♪ ♪and something tells me they don't beat me♪ ♪ ♪ ♪he'd better not take the ring from me.♪ (vo) when it comes to safety, who has more iihs top safety pick plus awards— the highest level of safety you can earn? subaru. when it comes to longevity, who has the highest percentage of its vehicles still on the road after ten years? subaru. and when it comes to brand loyalty,

david beasley of the world food programme has said this is going to see a hell �*s gate on earth, wasm using their blockade. the problem is that you have got about 20 million tonnes of grain stuck in ukrainian warehouses, and that needs to get out. a lot of it does go to the world's poorest people. this is often described as the breadbasket often described as the breadbasket of europe, but actually, it is the breadbasket of the developing world because large amounts of that grain are brought up by the world food programme. 50% of the world food programme's rain comes from ukraine, now it is all stuck, 20 million tonnes are stuck in warehouses. they need to export 18 million tonnes by the end of the year. although some can get out by road and rail, it is really only via the black sea ports that they can get out in the quantities needed. so we are seeing the impacts of this war in europe being felt around the world and it really is going to get worse as more planting seasons are missed, as more grain isn't exported. the world's poorest people are going to feel the consequences of this i

securities earlier in the week we were briefed by the executive director of un world food program david beasleyunds pretty grim. so i apologize for plodding through ground you've already covered. what is the administration doing? what priority has it put this at in terms of not only opening up the ports but the silos are full, winter wheat is going to have to be harvested. what specifically is being done other than talking to your u.s. partners are we working to develop to get into the black sea and feed the world? whoever is best capable of answering it. >> thank you, senator for that very important question. i will take what we are doing it right now and turn it over to my colleague about what potential scenarios and opening up of ports with the options are to get the grain out to the commodities out. right now we know the implications are far-reaching globally. what we are doing internally is making sure the supply lines for feeding the internally displaced persons and ukrainians still within ukraine that borders are open and they get essential foodstuffs. >> that is good. between russia and

goes a long way to providing the gap in funding there is today ambassador mccain who works for david beasley in the same line of effort here have plans to teach people the farm and bring new farming practices to bear so people can feed themselves. the world food program is a result of people not having food available in their own backyard or the goal is to get them through the crisis and create a backyard that has food. if you don't understand after 9/11 how important dealing with hunger and poverty and the abuse of women is in this war you have missed it. thank you. >> thank you senator graham. our first panel of three witnesses will present the security. we are very fortunate to have three witnesses whose experience in the field was unmatched. the honorable david easley deputy director of the world food program organization that won the nobel prize in 2020. and tjada mkenna is chief executive officer of mercy corps a well-regarded humanitarian relief organization and akinwumi adesina president of the african development tank and will be testifying remotely. i had the honor of visiting dr.

and david beasley, the head of the un food programme early this month put out a report— food programmever 300 million people around the world facing _ million people around the world facing food shortages, famine and starvation — facing food shortages, famine and starvation. and the world cannot allow— starvation. and the world cannot allow that— starvation. and the world cannot allow that to happen. that is one of the most _ allow that to happen. that is one of the most crucial problems we have to solve _ the most crucial problems we have to solve is _ the most crucial problems we have to solve is a _ the most crucial problems we have to solve is a global community right now _ solve is a global community right now this— solve is a global community right now. this is a disaster staring us in the _ now. this is a disaster staring us in the face — now. this is a disaster staring us in the face. on top of all these other— in the face. on top of all these other moves we've got to unblocked up other moves we've got to unblocked up port _ other moves we've got to unblocked up port and — othe

david beasley is from the world food programme.d when you take 400 million people that are fed by the food that comes out of ukraine and you shut that off and then you add on top of that fertiliser problems, droughts, food costs, fuel costs... we are looking at a hell storm on earth. in the next eight to ten months, there is going to be food pricing problems. next year, there is going to be a food availability problem. our ukraine correspondent, joe inwood, who's in kyiv, says it is difficult to find overwhelming evidence that the kremlin is deliberately targeting food supplies. i think it would be difficult to say that that is what they are trying to achieve. of course they would argue that their primary aim is the blockade to stop ships coming out for military reasons, but it is an end consequence of a military action in the black sea. the black sea port of odesa, where huge, huge amounts of ukrainian grain would normally flow out and get to the world has been blockaded. we understand that there is about 80 million tonnes of grai

as david beasley, executive director of the u.n. world program, testified before appropriations last week, war has forced ukraine from being a global breadbasket to being on the bread lines. just think of that. ports that are open, food, wheat stolen or gone to waste. we know that's going to have a ripple effect. increasing the number facing acute hunger by 47 million, people suffering from acute hunger in 81 countries. that's why we cannot wait to act on this crisis. as a "washington post" editorial, preventing a looming global famine is as urgent and morally necessary as lg sending tanks to ukraine. if the funds are programmed quickly, they're going to save millions of lives. vladimir putin's war is exacerbating the global crisis of food insecurity set in motion by the covid pandemic. in that regard, i'm extremely disappointed, and many members of our appropriations committee are extremely disappointed. the bill does not include new resources to address the ongoing covid pandemic. last week we passed a grand total of one million c

world food programme who get almost half of the grain that they buy from ukraine so that's why david beasley wander through these spectacular gardens, each one planned to perfection and with its own story to tell. this one has been made for children who have been treated at liverpool's alder hey hospital. it will be transferred there once the show is finished. that one is mint. smell it. smell the mint. betty, who is four, spent months in intensive care after she was born prematurely. i think it's that opportunity to explore and to have those connections in the world that you don't get when you're stuck in hospital. before the gardens open to the public tomorrow, some well—known faces have been enjoying the displays. it's got everything actually. lemons on my lemon trees dropping off, which i pick every— night for gin and tonic. i have planted a himalayan... ..silver birch. it's absolutely beautiful. over the next week, thousands of visitors will be able to enjoy the gardens in all their spring glory. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at the chelsea flower show. lovely to see it back to normal, is

will face democrat sherry beasley, the former chief justice of the north carolina supreme court who came out on top of an 11-way primary race for her parties nomination and david split among the political parties, this state-wide race for u.s. senate is expected to be very close in the general election. back to you, david. david: all right, thank you very much, jonathan appreciate it. i just want to mention still no word in pennsylvania and that senate race in pennsylvania and the primary between dr. oz and mccormick they are still absolutely neck-and-neck within the margin of error. we'll keep you updated on that meanwhile out west, idaho governor brad little held off a challenge from his lt. governor endorsed by former president donald trump. dan springer joining us live from seattle with more on the primaries in the west. dan? reporter: yeah, hey, david. former president trump had a pretty good batting average but he struck out on one race out west as you mentioned. trump's pick for governor of idaho a state he won by 31 points two years ago has lost big in yesterday's gop primary. trump endorsed the far-right lt. governor janice mcge. an last november and