Donations to the United Nations’ World Food Programme must double to secure aid for those pushed into poverty by rising food and fuel prices and to compensate for higher procurement costs, a report warned on Tuesday.

The UK parliament’s International Development Committee said that significant increases to the WFP’s budget would probably be needed in the short term and sustained over the years. “The usual annual total of $3bn [€1.9bn, £1.5bn] in voluntary contributions may need to double.”