Global Food Price Spike Adding To Civil Unrest, Some Say -- PBS Newshour
A record high price in many food staples is pushing millions into poverty and contributing to unrest in countries like Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said this week.
In January, global food prices hit their highest point in the 20 years since the United Nations first started tracking the cost of food. The spike in prices has pushed about 44 million people into extreme poverty since June, said Zoellick, speaking prior to a meeting of G-20 finance ministers in Paris Feb. 18-19.
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More News On Concerns Over Rising World Food Prices
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World Bank: High food prices impoverish 44 million -- USA Today
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World Bank: Rising Food Prices Forces Millions Into Poverty -- Wall Street Journal
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