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The United States’ ambassador tot he United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will cause 40 million people to become food insecure and that sub-Saharan Africa will be hardest hit.
The United States has secured $4.5 billion for food security at the G7 summit, of which it has contributed $2.76 billion.
There are also plans for the US to contribute $150 million in new humanitarian development assistance to Africa pending congressional approval, she added.
Africans “don’t want to be pressured to pick a side” in a repeat of the Cold War but need to know the facts, she said.
“We’ve seen no indication that Russia will accept a diplomatic solution” to the war in Ukraine, she said.