Rising Fuel Prices and Debt Costs Put Millions at Risk as Poorer Nations Run Out of Room

Millions of people could be pushed into poverty as rising energy prices mounting debt payments and the threat of a record-breaking El Nintildeo stretch developing countriesrsquo finances the United Nations Development Programme UNDP has warned Governments have helped families absorb higher food and fuel costs through subsidies and other relief measures but the expense of keeping that protection in place is becoming increasingly difficult to bear leaving households exposed to price increases they can scarcely afford