Humanitarian appeals must be fully funded, including for the World Food Programme. There is enough food for every country to get through this crisis if we act together. On food, we are urging all countries to keep markets open, resist hoarding and unjustified and unnecessary export restrictions, and make reserves available to countries at the highest risk of hunger and famine. I thank the global leaders in all sectors who are supporting this initiative. The Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance that I launched last month aims to develop coordinated solutions to these interlinked crises, with governments, international financial institutions and other key partners.
We have a clear moral duty to support them, everywhere. And we know the roots of many conflicts lie in poverty, inequality, under-development and hopelessness.īut while much of the world has stepped up in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, there is no sign of the same support for the 1.7 billion other potential victims of this war. Some countries are already sliding from vulnerability to crisis and serious social unrest.
It urgently needs US$8 billion to support its operations in Yemen, Chad and Niger. The World Food Programme has warned that it faces the impossible choice of taking from the hungry to feed the starving. The United Nations’ own lifesaving operations are under severe strain. Since the start of 2022, wheat and maize prices have increased by 30 per cent.īrent oil prices have risen more than 60 per cent over the last year, while natural gas and fertilizer prices have more than doubled. Many developing countries are still struggling to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with historic debt burdens and soaring inflation. Together, their grain feeds the poorest and most vulnerable people, providing more than one-third of the wheat imported by 45 African and least-developed countries.Īt the same time, Russia is the world’s top natural gas exporter, and second-largest oil exporter.īut the war is preventing farmers from tending their crops, while closing ports, ending grain exports, disrupting supply chains and sending prices skyrocketing. 4, Raja Yaqoob Farooq, Managing Director, J&K Power Development Corporation, Srinagar, to show cause as to why contempt proceedings may not be drawn against him.Ukraine and the Russian Federation provide 30 per cent of the world’s wheat and barley, one-fifth of its maize, and over half of its sunflower oil. Since he has not followed the directions, notwithstanding the earlier order of issuing notice regarding which there is no service report, it is directed that fresh notice be issued to the contemnor-respondent no. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Managing Director, J&K Power Development Corporation is the person who has to follow the directions issued by this Court. Įarlier, notice was issued to the contemnors and it appears that registered notices were sent but there is no report as to whether the said notices have been returned unserved or that they have been deemed to be served upon the respondents. after hearing HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ORDERED as -ĭespite clear directions of this Court to consider the case of the petitioners for regular promotion to the posts of Assistant Engineers and not to fill up the posts of Assistant Engineers and Assistant Executive Engineers from outside the Corporation Engineers, the Managing Director, J&K Power Development Corporation not only filled up the posts but has also sent persons on deputation on the said posts in gross violation of the orders dated and.