A study reveals that 14% of all UK adults or their households experienced food insecurity in the 12 months leading to mid 2022, affecting an estimated 11.3 million people.

This episode looks at whether the current food shortage in the UK is a one-time crisis or is it a sign of increased food insecurity, especially as the Ukraine-Russian war continues and affects both the energy and agricultural sectors.

The number of people displaced worldwide passed a record 89 million last year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says, warning that the intensification of a global food security crisis exacerbated by the Ukraine conflict could further increase that number.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that the Ukraine conflict may cause a social and economic crisis around the world.

ussian President Vladimir Putin has warned the leaders of France and Germany against ramping up arms supplies to Ukraine, saying they could further destabilize the situation in the former Soviet state.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned of a “global food shortage” in the coming months due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Afghanistan is facing what UN agencies has described as "one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters".