Geneva ¨C An extra 45 million people could face acute hunger if the Middle East war rages on beyond June, swelling the number worldwide to a ¡°terrible¡± high, the United Nations warned Tuesday.
The war, now in its third week, and its shockwaves on food and fuel costs could price families out of staple foods far beyond the region, the U.N.¡¯s World Food Program said.
¡°The escalating humanitarian fallout from the conflict in the Middle East is growing more concerning by the day,¡± warned WFP deputy executive director Carl Skau.
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