30 Million People could die if emergency food supply is stopped, WFP chief

Read the article here:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-world-food-programme-warns...

Some key points:

-WFP has launched a funding appeal of US$350-million to fund its response and mantain its global supply to help feeding millions of poor

-As of Wednesday, it had only raised 20 per cent, including $13.5-million from Canada

-“If we lost our funding … a minimum 30 million would die. Over a three-month period, that would be 300,000 people dying per day".

-“That’s why leaders have got to balance out the COVID response with keeping the economy going because otherwise a lot more people will die from starvation and economic deterioration than from COVID itself.”