Need ₹29k cr to prevent 'catastrophe' of S Sudan famine: UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the organisation needs $4.4 billion (over ₹29,000 crore) by end of March to prevent a "catastrophe" of hunger and famine in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. More than 2 crore people face starvation in the four countries, Guterres added. So far, the UN has raised just $90 million (over ₹600 crore).