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Almagul Menlibayeva (Kazakhstan), Transoxiana Dreams, 2010. On 16 March 2022, as Russia’s war on Ukraine entered its second month, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warned his people that ‘uncertainty and turbulence in the world markets are growing, and production and trade chains are collapsing’. A week later, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Doug Hensley's column explores the ramifications of the Ukraine-Russia war on the world's hunger problems, which have been growing worse
Writing on the front page of today's New York Times, Jack Nicas reported that, "The war in Ukraine has delivered a shock to global energy markets. Now the planet is facing a deeper crisis: a shortage of food."
The much-anticipated rule, which would require companies to report the climate-related impact of their businesses, could be brought to a vote.
The looming disaster is laying bare the consequences of a major war in the modern era of globalization.