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 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Mary Wood Beasley |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Previous position | Governor of South Carolina (1995–1999), South Carolina State Representative (1981–1993) |
| Secretari general | António Guterres |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 652764 |
David Beasley Life story
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.
Uber powers emergency food deliveries in Ukraine
... " It s not like you can wait a month to get food to people - people have got to get food immediately, " said WFP executive director David Beasley...
How can Ukraine's food be got out?
... WFP head David Beasley has called for the international community to organise a convoy to break this blockade...
War in Ukraine: Crisis is unleashing 'hell on earth' for food prices
...The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, has warned the conflict in Ukraine could send global food prices soaring, with a catastrophic impact on the world s poorest...
Afghans facing 'hell on earth' as winter looms
... Media caption, " We re now looking at the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth" I spoke to the executive director of the WFP, David Beasley, when he paid a visit to Kabul on Sunday...
Coronavirus: World risks ‘biblical' famines due to pandemic – UN
... David Beasley, Director of the World Food programme (WFP), said urgent action was necessary to avoid a disaster...
Millions in Zimbabwe 'facing food crisis'
... Launching the appeal on Tuesday, WFP head David Beasley said about 2...
Millions in Zimbabwe 'facing food crisis'
Poor harvests have left many in Need of humanitarian aid
More Than five million people in Zimbabwe - about a third of the population - Need food aid, with many coming close to starving, the UN says.
It has launched a $331m (£270m) appeal for aid as the country battles the effects of drought, a cyclone and an economic crisis.
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said many were "in crisis emergency Mode . . marching towards starvation".
Once a regional bread basket, Zimbabwe has suffered years of turmoil.
Recent harvests have been badly affected by drought and The Price of food has risen sharply. Low water levels have also hit the main hydro-electric plant at Kariba, triggering rolling power cuts across the country.
The country is also facing a financial crisis and has reintroduced the Zimbabwe dollar a decade after it was abandoned amidst rampant inflation.
Launching The Appeal on Tuesday, WFP head David Beasley said about 2. 5 million people were on the cusp of starvation.
"We are talking about people who truly are marching towards starvation if we are not here to help them," he said.
"We are facing a drought unlike any that we have seen in a long Time . "
The drought has reduced water levels at Kariba, cutting electricity generationZimbabwe 's problems were exacerbated when earlier this year.
The huge storm, which also hit parts of Malawi and Mozambique, affected 570,000 Zimbabweans and left tens of thousands of them homeless.
Last week, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said the government had been providing grain to 757,000 homes since January, in both rural and urban areas.
And on Tuesday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa , who took over from long-Time ruler Robert Mugabe in November 2017, declared the drought a national disaster.
The UN was already appealing for $294m for Zimbabwe but says it now needs more funding as the impact of the drought has Spread .
united nations, zimbabwe
Source of news: bbc.com
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