Dhaka, July 7 -- The world, after getting battered by the pandemic, supply chain chokeholds and leaps in prices, is now faced with worst human and economic catastrophe due to uncalled for Russia-Ukraine war. This war is a major humanitarian crisis affecting millions of people and a severe shock to sustained economic development of the world, according to the editorial of the current News Bulletin (April-June' 2022) of International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) released today (Thursday).

According to World Food Programme (WFP) some 276 million people are facing acute food insecurity. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that the impact of the war could lead to 11-19 million more hungry people.

The war has compelled ...