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UN: Russia’s war threatens to push one-fifth of people into hunger and poverty.

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In an op-ed published on April 13, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that 1.7 billion people across the world are at risk of destitution. Guterres cites a surge in energy costs and food prices due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as major reasons.

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