The War in Ukraine is creating a global food crisis and increasing food insecurity across Eastern Europe
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and ensuing war could see five years of progress made against the Sustainable Developmental Goals erased in many Eastern European nations. Couple this with over two years of COVID-related restrictions and economic disruptions, and the vulnerable that were struggling last year could be facing years of increased food insecurity, malnutrition, and worsening poverty.
Not only has the war cut access to basic food supplies for many in Ukraine as grocery stores and other infrastructure in areas of the country under Russian attack have been destroyed, but countless food producing farms have been damaged or destroyed.
Russian military blockades of Ukrainian seaports are blocking the export of stored grain, depleting key revenue sources for farmers while fueling a global food crisis.
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Mission Without Borders is working to alleviate food-insecurity for families in Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Albania, Bulgaria, and Bosnia-Herzegovina by delivering monthly food parcels to vulnerable families in need while working with families and providing training to grow their vegetables through its Families-to-Families Self-Sufficiency programming.
MIssion Without Borders helps families combat food insecurity with emergency
aid and micro-agriculture training to grow, and sell, their own food.
However, even with emergency food deliveries and micro-agriculture training, the risk of food insecurity is rising in the region, particularly in Ukraine.
Reports of Russian military stealing farm equipment and shipping grain stores back to Russia have been reported by Ukrainian government officials and farmers alike.