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Policymakers can take heart from the fact that humanitarian aid is popular at home — with over 80 percent of Europeans saying they feel 'pride, enthusiasm, or satisfaction' at the EU's international humanitarian role

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Global hunger crisis requires more than just the Odessa deal

The departure of a first ship carrying much-needed grain from Odessa to Lebanon is good news for an increasingly food insecure world.

Moving existing grain and foodstuffs from Ukraine to global markets as quickly as possible will help ease crippling food shortages in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

Much depends, however, on how quickly and effectively the breakthrough deal,

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Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project. She is also the editor of the EUobserver magazine.

Policymakers can take heart from the fact that humanitarian aid is popular at home — with over 80 percent of Europeans saying they feel 'pride, enthusiasm, or satisfaction' at the EU's international humanitarian role

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Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project. She is also the editor of the EUobserver magazine.

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