US Secretary of State: War in Ukraine has exacerbated poverty<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anthony Blinken , <\/p>\n\n\n\n
KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate , 4 , May , 2022 | War News.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has US Secretary of State: War in Ukraine has exacerbated poverty that the war in Ukraine has exacerbated the problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including growing poverty.\u00a0These words were uttered during a\u00a0speech<\/a>\u00a0at the annual Conference of American Continents \u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quote<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Blinken said the impact of the war was being felt after the pandemic had caused “enormous economic damage to the entire region – job losses, declining incomes, rising poverty”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Now that the Russian government is waging a brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, many of these problems and conditions that have arisen before have worsened.\u00a0As a result, commodity prices on the Americas, from fertilizers to wheat and oil, have risen, many industries on the Americas have been cut off from major export markets, and households across the region have faced difficult choices because of the cost of living. it is growing rapidly, \u201dhe said.
According to World Bank forecasts, the number of\u00a0poor people<\/a>\u00a0in Ukraine could almost quadruple to 70% in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n