27 crore people globally face starvation: World Food Programme
Some 27 crore people worldwide are "marching toward starvation", David Beasley, Executive Director of UN's World Food Programme, said while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on the agency's behalf. Beasley claimed wars, climate change and the pandemic are responsible for it. "Failure to address their needs will cause a hunger pandemic which will dwarf the impact of COVID-19," he added. 