Coronavirus pandemic 'will cause famine of biblical proportions'
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#52FGM)
Governments must act now to stop 265 million starving, warns World Food Programme boss
The world is facing widespread famine "of biblical proportions" because of the coronavirus pandemic, the chief of the UN's food relief agency has warned, with a short time to act before hundreds of millions starve.
More than 30 countries in the developing world could experience widespread famine, and in 10 of those countries there are already more than 1 million people on the brink of starvation, said David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme.
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