Pandemic worsening existing food crises across the Middle East, UN agencies warn

Lockdowns and other movement restrictions are exacerbating existing food crises in the Middle East and potentially creating new ones, a group of United Nations agencies warned Wednesday. 

A joint statement from the Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Program (WFP), the World Health Organization and the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, detailed the negative impact the coronavirus is having on household incomes, food supply chains and school meals.