Covid increases number of people in poor countries who cannot afford food

Concern Worldwide and a group of EU humanitarian organisations have also found that 57% said their income does not cover the cost of food. File picture

The pandemic has led to over half the people in the world’s poorest countries not having enough money for food and at least a doubling in the price of basic essentials.

Concern Worldwide and a group of EU humanitarian organisations have also found one third of people across 18 countries said someone in their house went to bed hungry in the last three months. The group, collectively known as Alliance2015, are seeing a crippling impact from the pandemic during the last 22 months.