Half of Lebanon’s children are in need of humanitarian aid, Save The Children has warned, as the war in Ukraine has caused already high food prices to rise further. Thousands of children are at risk of malnutrition as families struggle to cover the cost of even the most basic foodstuffs, the NGO said on Thursday. Food prices have risen globally since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, as both Russia and Ukraine are major suppliers of wheat, sunflower oil and other staples. In Lebanon, the cost of bread has risen 38% since the invasion, while the price of sunflower oil has jumped by 88 perc…