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March 14, 2017

20 Million at Risk of Famine In U.N.'s "Largest Humanitarian Crisis"
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The Yemen warning came after the top U.N. humanitarian official told the
Security Council that the risk of famine in Yemen, Nigeria, South Sudan
and Somalia is unprecedented. This is U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator
Stephen O'Brien.

Stephen O'Brien: "We stand at a critical point in our history. Already
at the beginning of the year, we are facing the largest humanitarian
crisis since the creation of the United Nations. Now, more than 20
million people across four countries face starvation and famine. Without
collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to
death."

The U.N. says it needs to raise $4.4 billion by July in order to avert
famine.


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