parent. some 500 yards away, yet to visit the graves of her three children. severely malnourished they died after contracting measles. i can not bear to go, she says, the grief i would feel. aid agencies warn that somalia is marching towards another famine. half of the country is hungry. they have been forced from their homes this year alone. two months ago this camp did not exist. now, there are more than 870 families living here. conditions are dire and the world s attention is elsewhere. thousands of miles from the frontlines of the war in ukraine. the impact of russia s invasion is felt here. food and fuel prices have skyrocketed. russia s block aid of ukrainian wheat threatens global supplies. the wheat that is consumed.
through the food chain and some of the most vulnerable will see a worsening crisis. you talk about the countries most reliant on ukrainian wheat, if you look at lebanon, over 60% of wheat comes from ukraine, egypt, 60% of wheat comes from ukraine, egypt. 25%, 60% of wheat comes from ukraine, egypt, 25%, eritrea, overli0%, 60% of wheat comes from ukraine, egypt, 25%, eritrea, over a0%, so there is a threat of looming shortages and for the rest of the world, we know the impact of the cost of wheat which has gone up by 35% since russia invaded ukraine, there s markets are set to be even more volatile and we could look at a prolonged humanitarian crisis for some of the most vulnerable on the planet. some of the most vulnerable on the lanet. , , ., , ., planet. there must be farmers, of course, planet. there must be farmers, of course. in planet. there must be farmers, of course, in ukraine, planet. there must be farmers, of course, in ukraine, watching - planet. there must be farmers,
blockade on ukrainian wheat. and the other consequence is if there was any room for negotiation before we saw this unfolding food crisis, this has made it even more remote, frankly. russia s foreign minister deputy foreign minister said on wednesday the food issue demanded a complex approach. linked to the restrictions of financial exports and transactions that of course what has angered the ukrainian side. and this won t lead to a lifting of sanctions but rather an intensifying especially on the european side. claire sebastian joining us live from london, many thanks on that. we ve been reporting for months about parties at number ten in violation of britain s strict covid lock downs. but the latest official inquiry makes downing street sound like a drunken frat house. the report by senior civil servant sue gray found numerous
current facilities filled with grain that can t be exported. the head of the world food program has said 49 million people in 43 countries are already on the brink of famine. this could tip some of them over the edge. they ve warned we re already seeing food price related riots in a number of countries. all of that could intensify, and there is an international effort under way to try to find a solution to export those grains, unblock the black sea ports for which most of the grain wa traditionally exported, but russia does not seem to be incentivized here to help. one, cnn has uncovered evidence russia has been stealing some grain and trying to export it for some grain. and secondly russia is an exporter of grain and it s benefitting from the higher prices caused by this disruption and the fact its wheat is more in demand because of the