Millions face hunger as Myanmar crisis worsens: UN

The World Food Programme said market prices of rice and cooking oil had risen by 5% and 18% respectively since the end of February, with signs that families in Yangon were skipping meals, eating less nutritious food, and going into debt. - Reuters

YANGON (Reuters): Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup and deepening financial crisis with millions more people expected to go hungry in coming months, the United Nations said on Thursday (April 22).

Up to 3.4 million more people will struggle to afford food in the next three to six months with urban areas worst affected as job losses mount in manufacturing, construction and services and food prices rise, a World Food Programme (WFP) analysis shows.