Humanity could face a famine of biblical proportions in just a few months. The need to ensure global food security said the Executive Director of the world food programme of the United Nations.
“COVID-19 is not only a global threat to human health, but also a global humanitarian catastrophe. Millions of people living in the conflict zone may be on the verge of starvation” – quoted by David Beazley TASS.
To mass hunger had not begun, he called on all countries to act now to ensure access and prevent shortages of Finance and trade. According to the organization, every day the world is starving 821 million people, and due to the coronavirus to face critical levels of hunger and about 130 million. On a regular supply of humanitarian aid to needy countries, said first Deputy permanent representative of Russia to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, noting that the country annually allocates $ 40 million.
