World Food Program (WFP) chief, David Beasley, cautioned that “multiple famines of biblical proportions” could occur in the coming months, estimating that some 300,000 people could potentially starve to death daily because of coronavirus shutdowns.
On Tuesday, Beasley warned of the famines in a video conference with the United Nations Security Council as he described COVID-19 as “the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II.”
BBC News reports that the number of people at risk of starvation can increase from 135 million to 235 million. Countries that are “affected by conflict, economic crisis and climate change” are at increased risk of falling victim to starvation, the WFP says.
“If we can’t reach these people with the life-saving assistance they need, our analysis shows that 300,000 people could starve to death every single day over a three-month period,” Beasley said.
Beasley proposed $350 million in funding to set up a hub that would function as a logistical hotspot to keep humanitarian aid supplies moving. He also asked for “swift and unimpeded” humanitarian access to communities at high risk of starvation.
“If we don’t prepare and act now — to secure access, avoid funding shortfalls and disruptions to trade — we could be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions within a short few months,” he said.
It was reported in the Global Report on Food Crisis…
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