predictably cove at 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most this has aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most of famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis is not only expanding rapidly because of disrup

predictably cove at 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most vicious aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most a famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis isn't only expanding rapidly because of disruptio

predictably cove at 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most vicious aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available and many of the places that are suffering most famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis isn't only expanding rapidly because of disruption

predictably cove at 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most vicious aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most a famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis isn't only expanding rapidly because of disruptio

predictably cove at 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most vicious aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis is not only expanding rapidly because of disruption

predictably cove at 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 taps attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most this u.s. aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most of famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis is not only expanding rapidly because of disrup

predictably cove at 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far and the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most this has aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available and many of the places that are suffering most famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis isn't only expanding rapidly because of disrupti

yemen has exacerbated the world's worst humanitarian crisis, where the united nations warns about 80% of yemen's 30 million residents are in need of assistance. world food program director david beasley said friday that yemen tops the list of nations at risk of famine due to war, disease, and the climate crisis. >> we are now looking literally at 2021 bei the worst humanitarian crisis year since the beginning of the united nations. we have to prioritize the icebergs in front of the titanic. we have got to get priority to famine destabilization and migration. amy: beasley predicts a record 235 million people will need humanitarian aid next year, a 40% increase from 2020. the world food program will receive the nobel peace prize on thursday. international human rights day. in venezuela, president nicolas maduro has claimed victory in parliamentary elections. turnout was unusually low at just over 30% after opposition leader juan guaido called for a boycott of the election. maduro is calling on incoming president joe biden to abandon the u.s.' interventionist agenda in venezuela and drop all sanctions. back in the united states in ohio, activists are demanding jus

un warns of humanitarian crisis as 270000000 people may starve world food program chief david beasley sounded the alarm at a united nations general assembly meeting friday about the reemergence of the virus pandemic and resulting humanitarian crisis reported r t news beazley said a humanitarian catastrophe is the vela ping with some $270000000.00 people on the pathway towards starvation quote 2021 is literally going to be catastrophic based on what we're seeing at this stage in the game because we've spent 19 trillion dollars that money may not and will not most likely be available for 2021 he's pointing out that. basically the shutdown and the supply chains in particular and the lack of attention essentially and the shutdown in so many economies and the ability to travel except for those with the right honorable grant shapps right friends of his the military to travel is going to cost starvation for the world food program's you know countries in africa pakistan afghanistan like programs that help expectant mothers you know impoverished people giving them food like a lot of those are being hit hard. from an absence of don

focused on managing the qubit 19 pandemic the united nations and several charities are warning of an unprecedented starvation crisis the world food program says 690000000 people do not have enough to eat 130000000 more are at risk risk of being pushed to starvation by the end of the group identified 10 countries facing the worst food crises in 2019 with yemen south sudan and afghanistan among the most severe fear the impact of covert 19 could trigger multiple famines in zimbabwe drought the pandemic and an economic recession of left 4000000 people facing acute food shortages it's not just developing nations facing shortages either unicef is helping to feed hungry children in the u.k. for the 1st time with 2400000 living in food insecure 100 souls and in the u.s. more than 27000000 americans say they do not have enough to eat as food bank demand continues to. line today for the cars was over 2 miles and there's been people have been waiting here since 530 this morning so people are driving upwards of an hour to 2 hours to get here and then sitting in a line for 3 to 4 hours before they're able to get their box of food so that says a lot o

united nations environment program signed a and m. or you with our friends in w.h.o. the world health organization of friends in f.a.o. the food and agriculture organization and the organization or why you that deal. as with animal health this is critical and it's not new unfortunately at this is been on the agenda for many years but countries haven't quite understood it because it seems so farfetched but what do i have to do what does my health have to do with that of an ecosystem but in fact as we heard from dr len just everything is connected to everything and it is important that we begin to understand those into context and deal with them as. and mindy what are you saying from the business community because if that if not there is an understanding that everything is so interconnected but but still i mean in that post pandemic stimulus funds the government says still putting 50 percent more money towards fossil fuels at rather than $70.00 ople energy how can the how can we explain that well it's a good question and no respondent to my colleagues since your question if there was one thing we learned from code said it is one

the secretary-general of the united nations, our board, our sister agencies, our credible partners and donors, and on behalf of 19,000 peacemakers at the world food programncluding those who came before us and especially those who died in the line of duty and their families who carry on and on behalf of the 100 million people we serve, to the norwegian nobel committee, thank you for this great honor. also, thank you for acknowledging our work of using food to combat hunger, to mitigate against destabilization of nations, to prevent mass migration, to end conflict and to create stability and peace. we believe that food is the pathway to peace. i wish today that i could speak of how working together we could end world hunger for all the 690 million people who go to bed hungry every night. but today we have a crisis at hand. this nobel peace prize is more than a thank you. it is a call to action. because of so many wars, climate change, the widespread use of hunger as a political and military weapon, and a global health pandemic that makes all of that exponentially worse -- 270 million people are marching toward starvation. failure to address their needs wi

prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict we also believe that the world food program a united nations humanitarian agency with global responsibility represents exactly the kind of international cooperation and commitment that the world is in dire need of today under normal circumstances i would have presented the award to you personally in the city hall at a later point we hope next year we will be honored to welcome you to oslo so that you may deliver the nobel lecture on behalf of the w a p we will then have the opportunity to celebrate this year's peace prize in the proper customary way since you cannot be here today your noble prize medal under plough man have been brought to rome instead on behalf of the norwegian nobel committee they will now be presented to you by lisa politike lark co president of the international peace. which was the nobel peace prize laureate 1910. thank you madam chair on behalf of the no we janab committee it is my great honor to present the nobel peace prize for 2020 to the world food program represented here by executive director david beasley mr beasle

the united kingdom the worlds first western nation to begin vaccinating citizens rolling out a program using a two shot dose developed by pfizer. here in the u.s., the food and drug administration is expected to endorse the vaccine this week. and released analysis affirming lt previously stated vaccine effectiveness of 95%. trump wasted no time hosting a summit designed to take credit for the vaccine breakthroughs. touting the unclear contribution made by his administration. he signed an executive order to ensure americans had first priority for vaccines produced in the u.s. what trump did not mention are the almost 300,000 americans who have died from coronavirus. nor did he mention the u.s. just recorded its highest weekly covid-19 death toll. since the start of the out break. today we obtained a copy of the white house coronavirus task force report. that included the dire warning that the current vaccine implementation will not substantially reduce viral spread or fatality until the 100 million americans can be fully immunized which will take until late spring. no one from the incoming biden administration was invited to participate. despite being tas

the united kingdom the worlds first western nation to begin vaccinating citizens rolling out a program using a two shot dose developed by pfizer. here in the u.s., the foodne this week. and released analysis affirming lt previously stated vaccine effectiveness of 95%. trump wasted no time hosting a summit designed to take c