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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Ukraine war pushes global displaced to record high, U.N. says (Washington Post) 

June 16, 2022


Washington Post published an article stating that the U..N. refugee agency believes that Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement figures to record levels, calling the statistics a “tragic milestone.” According to IFPRI, Ukraine and Russia produce about a third of the wheat traded in global markets and about a quarter of the world’s barley. (See the blog post, How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect global food security?)

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