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Dier Tong Ngor, Minister of Finance and Planning of the Republic of South Sudan, for the Africa Group 1 Constituency at the 106th Development Committee meeting in Washington, DC on October 14, 2022. The statement analyzes how domestic and international forces, notably the Russia-Ukraine war and lingering COVID-19 effects, intensify global food and energy crises, raise fertilizer and transportation costs, and threaten food security across Africa, while discussing implications for poverty, malnutrition risk, and financing and humanitarian needs.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  \n(Joint Ministerial Committee  \nof the  \nBoards of Governors ofthe Bank and the Fund  \non the  \nTransfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries)  \nONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH MEETING WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 14, 2022  \nDC/S/2022-0045 October 14, 2022  \nStatement by  \nH.E. Dier Tong Ngor Minister of Finance and Planning  \nRepublic of South Sudan For Africa Group 1 Constituency  \nStatement by  \nH.E. Dier Tong Ngor  \nMinister of Finance and Planning  \nRepublic of South Sudan  \nFor Africa Group 1 Constituency  \n106th Meeting of the Development Committee  \nOctober 14, 2022  \nWashington, DC  \nThe world continues to face various development challenges due to domestic and international factors including but not limited to flooding, drought, the war in Ukraine, and the lingering effects of COVID-19. These challenges have continuously created debates among policymakers about their worldwide social and economic implications, especially for fragile and/or developing countries, including those in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) . Amid the multiplicity of crises, we highlight the food and energy crises, on the one hand, and development financing and the impact of climate change, on the other, which have emerged as the most urgent.  \nA. Global Food and Energy Crisis  \n1. Over the past three decades, and especially in the wake of the Russia-Ukrainian war, food prices rose sharply, severely impacting vulnerable populations in developing countries and thereby threatening hard-earned gains in reducing food insecurity and improvements in other human development indexes. While the current obstacles to the food supply are caused by many factors, the disruptions triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war have put a heavy emphasis on the intertwined nature of the world's energy and food supply chains. The direct use of energy for water irrigation, and agricultural machinery among others has grossly affected the total factor productivity of the agriculture sector thereby disrupting food supply chains including processing, packaging and transportation.  \n2. The production and use of pesticides and mineral fertilizers as enablers of increased agricultural productivity have also been hampered by the energy crisis. Natural gas is used both as a feedstock and energy source in the production of ammonia (a base material for nitrogen fertilizer) . It accounts for 70% - 80% of the operating costs of producing ammonia and urea, which leads to a close correlation of prices. The resultant effect of the interaction between higher energy costs and the corresponding increase in the price of fertilizers is reduced yields and increased food prices.  \n3. The rise in food prices since mid-2020 has been driven by factors such as a rebound in consumer demand following the Covid-19 crisis, higher agricultural commodity prices, transport bottlenecks, export restrictions on food products, and surging input costs, particularly energy and fertilizers. Russia and Ukraine are key food producers and exporters, together accounting for nearly 30% of world wheat exports and more than 50% of sunflower oil with Africa being one of their export destinations. Since the conflict started in February 2022, Africa has faced food and cooking oil shortages that have left millions of people food insecure. These countries also play a major role in the global supply of fertilizers. The blockade of the Black Sea ports has disrupted exports of food and other goods from Ukraine, while the conflict has put this year's crop harvest at risk.  \nImplications for Africa  \n4. According to the World Bank, 2022 was forecasted to be the second-worst year for poverty reduction in decades, particularly for SSA. The poorest are the hardest hit by the crisis because a large  \nproportion of their consumption expenditure is on food and transport. 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