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David Beasley

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Gender Male
Age 67
Date of birth February 26,1957
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Darlington
South Carolina
United States
Job Politician
Education University of South Carolina
Clemson University
University of South Carolina School of Law
NationalityAmerican
Spouse Mary Wood Beasley
Party Republican Party
Previous positionGovernor of South Carolina (1995–1999), South Carolina State Representative (1981–1993)
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David Muldrow Beasley is an American politician and the former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. A member of the Republican Party, he served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999 before losing reelection to Democrat Jim Hodges.

Coronavirus: World risks ‘biblical' famines due to pandemic – UN

Feb 16,2020 5:05 am

Millions of people around The World already rely heavily on food aid to survive

The World is in danger of widespread famine "of biblical proportions" caused by the Corona Virus pandemic has warned the UN.

David Beasley , Director of The World Food programme (WFP), said urgent action was necessary to avoid a disaster.

A report estimates that The Number of hungry, could almost double from 135 million to More Than 250m.

Those who are most At Risk in 10 countries, which were affected by conflict, the economic crisis and Climate Change , says WFP.

The Fourth annual highlights of Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ethiopia, South Sudan , Sudan, Syria, Nigeria, and Haiti.

In South Sudan , 61% of the population affected by the food crisis Last Year , The Report says.

Even before the pandemic hit, and parts of East Africa and South Asia have already caused severe food shortages, due to drought and.

addressing the UN security Council during a video conference, Mr Beasley said The World had to "act smart and act fast".

"We faced several famines of biblical proportions within a short couple of months could," He Said . "The Truth is that we time is not on our side. "

In a call-to-action, he added: "I believe that we, with our expertise and our partnerships, we combine The Teams and the programs necessary to ensure that the Covid-19-pandemic, not a human-and food-crisis-disaster. "

The WFP senior economist, Arif Husain, said the economic impact of the pandemic, with potentially catastrophic consequences for millions", which is already hanging by a thread".

"It's a hammer blow for millions more, you only get to eat if for a reward," He Said in a statement.

"block and the global economic recession decimated their nest eggs. It will only take a Shock - Like Covid-19 - push you over The Edge . Together, we must act now to mitigate the effects of this global disaster. "

to cut in half Earlier this month, said the WFP that it was set, help to make parts of the war-torn Yemen, controlled by the Houthi rebels because of a funding crisis.

He Said some donors had stopped their aid over concerns that deliveries have been hampered by the Houthi forces.

The WFP supplies More Than 12 million Yemenis in the month, of which 80% are in areas controlled by the Houthi forces.

with aid agencies warning that the disease could quickly overwhelm the country's health Systems are weakened.



yemen, coronavirus pandemic, united nations

Source of news: bbc.com

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