Maya Taro and a group of volunteers wanted to do something to help mothers who were struggling

with hunger in their country.

It was last month, just before Mother's Day, in Lebanon.

The volunteers decided to make baked goods.

But you know, this year, that proved to be really difficult.

Finding flower was something really hard for us.

Taro is the co-founder and executive director at FoodBlast, a food bank that helps marginalized

groups in Lebanon.

Either we were limited the amount of flower that we can purchase, or sometimes we would

find flower, but the prices were crazy high.

And it wasn't just flower.

Food supplies all over Lebanon are at record highs right now.

Prices have risen by 1,000%.

I do not kid you when I tell you that we are receiving thousands of requests for food assistance

on a weekly basis, sometimes on a daily basis.

You could say that the majority of the Lebanese population is living on survival mode.

And the dire food insecurity in Lebanon has a lot to do with a conflict happening far beyond

that country's borders.

It comes as no surprise that 30 percussions of the war between Russia and Ukraine have

led to catastrophic surges in the prices of certain food products.

Lebanon relies heavily on essential food imports from both Russia and Ukraine.

And Lebanon is not alone in this.

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