UN: World Facing Greatest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945

After a famine was recently declared in South Sudan, the United Nations warned that the world is at risk of the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945. Stephen O’Brien, UN humanitarian chief, shared with the Security Council last week that “we are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the United Nations.” He also stressed that $4.4 billion is needed by mid-year in order to avert the crisis and help 20 million people on the brink of starvation in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, and Nigeria. Collective global action is desperately needed, but continued challenges in the affected countries are hindering efforts to provide humanitarian aid.