Dhaka, MINA – Seeking peace and stability in the Middle East, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former interim government chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said it is nearly impossible to combat poverty when global food and energy markets are destabilized by war.
“As a former head of government of the world’s eighth most populous nation, I have seen firsthand how nearly impossible it is to combat poverty when global food and energy markets are destabilized by war,” he said, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Prof Yunus said this cycle of violence must end, as the world can no longer bear the weight of these mounting humanitarian crises.
“May this Eid bring the peace and stability the region so desperately needs. Eid Mubarak to all,” he said.
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Here in Bangladesh, the anxiety is deeply personal, said Prof Yunus in a message on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr being celebrated in Bangladesh on Saturday.
He said millions of families are living in constant fear for the safety of their sons, daughters, and parents working abroad.
Tragically, Prof Yunus said, the reach of this war has already been felt at home as they mourn the Bangladeshis killed by missile strikes in the region.
He said the world simply cannot afford another regional conflagration, especially as the war in Ukraine enters its fourth devastating year.
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“These conflicts do not exist in a vacuum; they hit the world’s most vulnerable the hardest,” Prof Yunus said, noting that global prices have surged, making basic nutrition a struggle for billions of people. []
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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