The United Nations is stocking up over a possible global famine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"WFP analysis shows that more than a quarter of a billion people could face severe hunger in 2020 due to the fallout from COVID19," the UN wrote on Twitter on May 12, 2020.
"We are pre-positioning 3-month stocks of food or cash assistance in or near the most fragile countries," it said.
WFP analysis shows that more than a quarter of a billion people could face severe hunger in 2020 due to the fallout from #COVID19.
— World Food Programme (@WFP) May 12, 2020
We are pre-positioning 3-month stocks of food or cash assistance in or near the most fragile countries. 🍚🥣 pic.twitter.com/8R5YrVtvGz
As UNIAN reported earlier, UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley has said the world may face multiple famines of "biblical proportions" within a short few months as the COVID-19 coronavirus spreads.
