Last week, the director of the United Nations World Food Program said that if the world's top billionaires donated a small part of their wealth, millions of people at risk of starvation could be saved, and Elon Musk, the second richest person in the world, could not comment on this By saying he would give away some of his fortune, if only he knew exactly where the money would go, according to CBS News.
in detail; David Beasley, director of the World Food Program, told CNN last week that a one-time donation from the 400 largest billionaires, whose net worth is constantly increasing, in the United States could help save 42 million lives this year. “.
Beasley added: "The world is in trouble and you're telling me you can't give me 0.36% of your net worth increase to help the world, at times like this even you can't help?" Starving to death? Get up and help.”
Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX who has an estimated net worth of $151 billion, responded with a tweet: “If the World Food Program could describe on Twitter exactly how it would solve $6 billion of world hunger, I would sell my shares At Tesla now and I’m doing it,” he continued, “but it has to be open source accounting, so the public can see exactly how the money is being spent.”
Beasley said the organization has open source transparency and accountability systems in place, and added, “Your team can review and work with us to be completely confident of that.”
Beasley also responded to a question about the organization’s current spending, including $8.4 billion in 2020, and said: “The $8.4 billion you are referring to covers what we need to reach 115 million people in 2020 with only food aid,” and continued: We need $6 billion plus now in addition to our current funding requirements due to the impact of the coronavirus, ongoing conflict and climate shocks.”
Musk also shared an article from CBS News, explaining how "the current hunger crisis is a toxic mixture of conflict, climate change, disaster, structural poverty and inequality, COVID-19 has made it worse."
In another tweet, Beasley said: "Six Billions will not solve world hunger, but it will prevent geopolitical instability and mass migration and save 42 million people on the brink of starvation. This is an unprecedented crisis and a perfect storm."
Beasley also tweeted that with Musk's help, the organization can "bring hope, build stability, and change the future."
Musk replied, "Please post your current and proposed spending in detail so people can see exactly where the money is going. Clarity is great."
The World Food Program says famine is declared when malnutrition is widespread and people start dying of starvation because they do not have enough and nutritious food. People in 43 countries are on the brink of famine, including Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Venezuela and Yemen and Zimbabwe.
To help save lives in the face of famine, the organization is using an emergency food aid plan, and the organization says the largest ever increase in food aid was in Yemen, where it helped 1 million people in 2015 to nearly 13 million in 2019, helping to avoid famine two years ago.
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