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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: The Ramadan food crisis
Description: Muslims around the world are marking the first Ramadan in three years to take place largely without Covid-19 restrictions. But now another crisis is casting a pall over the holy month.
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The war in Ukraine, a global economic downturn and a high oil price, among other factors, are driving food prices to an all-time high.
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Nations which import most of their food - including many in the Middle East such as Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen - are suffering the most. And the head of the World Bank has said the food crisis will last for months.Â
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