In 2021, over 193 million people in 53 countries/territories faced acute food insecurity (IPC/CH Phase 3-5; see Chart 1), according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2022). In comparison to the already record numbers of 2020, this is an almost 40 million increase. Over half a million people (570,000) in Ethiopia, southern Madagascar, South Sudan, and Yemen were identified as being in the most critical phase of acute food insecurity (IPC/CH Phase 5; see Chart 1) and required immediate assistance to avoid widespread livelihood collapse, famine, and death. The number of people encountering crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or higher; see Chart 1) approximately doubled between 2016 and 2021 when looking at the same 39 countries/territories represented in all editions of the report, with persistent increases each year since 2017.
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News and Analyses of events in Eastern Europe and Russia
BRICS can enable Bangladesh to explore greater business and geopolitical opportunities
Closer collaboration with BRICS under BRICS+ mechanism will open doors for Bangladesh to explore new markets and help to bridge the gap between two regional rivals China and India for its own benefits. India’s motivation for remaining in BRICS is not to support China’s global dominance. New Delhi believes it is more advantageous to stay in the BRICS alliance in order to restrain Chinese expansionism by securing multilateral agreements with Beijing. It will also embolden to skirt Western sanctions when it comes to do trading with Russia.
Read moreKeeping geopolitical puzzle aside, Dhaka should expand commercial ties with East Europe and CIS Bloc
Bangladesh, in other terms, does not intend to sway in favor of a particular major power. It maintains its external relations with the world community by pursuing a middle of the road foreign policy that heavily relies on multinational diplomacy.
Read moreRussia-US relations: Grim days ahead
What are the impediments in Russia and the United States’ cooperative relationship? Firstly, the United States and Russia hold fundamentally opposing perspectives on the world order. The United States wants to preserve its global hegemony, whereas Russia supports multipolarity.
Read moreDelicate balance in a critical time: careful steps with regional sync will favor Bangladesh
The Ukraine-Russia military conflict has brazenly pitted the West against Russia, and a new Cold War like situation will impose new challenges for Bangladesh. Bangladeshi imports from Russia include cereals, minerals, chemical products, plastic products, metal, machinery and mechanical equipment.
Read moreOil collapse and COVID-19 crisis: demand plummeting vis-a-vis future of oil politics
World’s future holds much uncertainty due to rapidly expanding COVID-19 outbreak all over the world. Its drastic impacts will be out of control as well as unimaginable in today’s context. The post COVID-19 period will be remembered as tragic event of the twenty first century with numerous looming challenges. Emergency in health care system, economic…
Read moreCrash! Oil price nosedives into negative territory for the first time in history amid Coronavirus pandemic
United States oil futures plunges below zero for first time in history in unprecedented wipeout on Monday with traders dumping May contracts as analysts warn that crude storage will fill to the brim by next month, and US shale firms weigh the real possibility of shutting down production. Oil producers are running out of room…
Read moreBitter lessons Corona keeps teaching us
Never before in the history of mankind, had a pandemic inflicted with such horrendous cost. A pandemic is also an epidemic that spreads over several countries and continents while affecting a large group of people. On that note – all pandemics are epidemics but not all epidemics turn into pandemics. On the spreading of novel…
Read moreA short analysis on the future of Assad Jr. and Syria
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has pledged to recapture ‘every inch’ of Syrian territory and regaining control of major highways at Idlib which would ease Syria’s sanctions-hit economy. The point here, Mr. Assad’s forces depend heavily on the support from Russia and militias backed by Iran. Speaking on Russian news outlet Russia 24, Mr. Assad…
Read moreTurkey seems optimistic about the ceasefire deal with Russia on Idlib, Syria
In Moscow, Russian and Turkish leaders held a press conference after coming to an agreement to de-escalate the situation in Idlib. The decision have come after hours of negotiation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow. Both leaders agreed on a ceasefire in Idlib starting from 6 March 2020 midnight. According…
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