UN: 20 million going hungry in 4 nations Associated Press 5:01 p.m. ET Feb. 22, 2017 http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2017/02/22/un-million-going-hungry-nations/98270018/ 1 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN 1 COMMENT EMAIL MORE United Nations — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations needs $4.4 billion by the end of next month to prevent “a catastrophe” of hunger and famine in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. Just $90 million has been collected so far. Guterres said Wednesday that over 20 million people altogether are going hungry in those countries. Amplifying concerns that other U.N. officials expressed recently, Guterres said the world “is facing a tragedy” and “must avoid it becoming a catastrophe.” Children’s agency UNICEF warned Tuesday that almost 1.4 million children are at “imminent risk of death” from acute malnutrition this year in the four countries. Already, famine was declared Monday in parts of South Sudan’s Unity state. Guterres says he believes governments and other donors will step up financially to help. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. 联合国儿基会:四国闹饥荒 140万儿童恐饿死 来源: 新华网 作者:陈丹 时间:2017-02-22 17:36:07 联合国儿童基金会20日说,由于尼日利亚、索马里、南苏丹和也门四国闹饥荒,今年恐怕会有约140万儿童死于严重营养不良。 法新社援引联合国儿基会数据报道,也门内战爆发将近两年,46.2万儿童急性营养不良;尼日利亚东北部有45万儿童严重营养不良。 饥荒早期预警系统网说,尼日利亚博尔诺州部分偏远地区去年年底就受到饥荒影响,由于援助团体无法抵达,灾难恐将持续。 索马里干旱已导致18.5万儿童处于饥荒边缘。联合国儿基会认为,这一数字在今后数月内恐怕会增至27万。 南苏丹现有超过27万儿童营养不良,北部联合省部分地区已宣布发生饥荒。 联合国儿童基金会执行主任安东尼?莱克呼吁迅速采取措施,“我们依然能拯救许多生命”。(陈丹)【新华社微特稿】