UN issues $6.7 billion appeal to protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries
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Global Food and Nutrition Securitydate: 07/05/2020
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COVID-19 has now reached every country, with nearly 3,596,000 confirmed cases and over 247,650 deaths worldwide. The peak of the disease in the world’s poorest countries is not expected until some point over the next three to six months. However, there is already evidence of incomes plummeting and jobs disappearing, food supplies falling and prices soaring, and children missing vaccinations and meals.
Full text available here: https://www.wfp.org/news/un-issues-67-billion-appeal-protect-millions-lives-and-stem-spread-coronavirus-fragile