about the more than 20 million people at risk of famine in south sudan, somalia, yemen, and northeast nigeria. this is a humanitarian crisis. starving children and families are crying out for our help. right now 1.4 million children are acutely malnourished and at risk of death. worldwide an additional 50 million people are severely hungry, surviving day-to-day on only what they can find. united nations is calling this the largest humanitarian crisis that has faced the world since the organization was founded in 1945. but, mr. speaker, we can end this crisis if we just find the political will. that's why i'm joining my colleagues in congress and humanitarian and faith leaders around the country to mark a global week of action on hunger and famine. earlier this month we were successful in securing an additional $990 million for famine relief in the fiscal year 2017 spending bill. thanks to a bipartisan coalition of members and our passionate grassroots organizations. but this is not enough. the united nations needs 4.4 billion by july to avert catastrophe. we need other countries to step up to