UN needs $4.4 billion to fight famine in four countries

UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.

More than 20 million people face starvation in the four countries and action is needed now to avert catastrophe, Guterres told a news conference at UN headquarters.

— AFP

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