Yesterday, I spoke to the United Nations Security Council on the significant effect that war and conflict have on driving hunger. Millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations, including many women and children, face being pushed to the brink of starvation. With COVID-19, I want to stress that we're not only facing a global health pandemic, but also a global humanitarian catastrophe - a HUNGER pandemic. By the end of this year, 265 million people risk being on the verge of starvation.

“Famine is at humanity’s doorstep... don’t make us choose who lives and who dies.” – UNWFP Chief, David Beasley, warns that millions of lives are on the line right now. | World Food Programme

“We could be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions within a short few months” — UN WFP chief, David Beasley, on why we must act now to stop this pandemic becoming a hunger pandemic. | World Food Programme