“The results of today's conference are disappointing.
Donor countries have pledged to provide about $ 1.7 billion. This is less than we received in 2020, and $ 1 billion less than we received in 2019, "TASS quotes.
The UN Secretary General expressed gratitude to those who contributed the money, and also called on the rest to "think again about what can be done to help prevent the worst famine in the past few decades."
In November 2020, the UN allocated $ 100 million to prevent the spread of hunger in the world, caused, among other things, by the coronavirus pandemic.