David Beasley, the UN meals program director and former Republican governor of South Carolina, tweeted a {link} on Monday to a 1,000-word "executive summary." It maps out how the UN would deploy $6.6 billion value of meals and vouchers to feed greater than 40 million individuals throughout 43 nations that are "on the brink of famine" — thereby averting what the WFP is asking a looming "catastrophe."
In the doc Beasley posted, the WFP proposes dedicating $3.5 billion to purchase and ship meals immediately, $2 billion "for cash and food vouchers (including transaction fees) in places where markets can function," and spending one other $700 million to handle new meals packages that are "adapted to the in-country" circumstances and guarantee "the assistance reaches the most vulnerable."Another $400 million can be used for "operations management, administration and accountability" and provide chain coordination. "The world is on fire," Beasley wrote. "I've been warning about the perfect storm brewing due to Covid, conflict, climate shocks & now, rising supply chain costs. IT IS HERE."
"This hunger crisis is urgent, unprecedented, AND avoidable," Beasley wrote in a separate tweet, tagging Musk, who's the world's wealthiest particular person with a web value of roughly $288 billion. "You asked for a clear plan & open books. Here it is! We're ready to talk with you - and anyone else - who is serious about saving lives."
As of Wednesday afternoon, Musk had not responded.The back-and-forth between Musk and Beasley kicked off with a CNN interview final month by which Beasley requested billionaires to "step up now, on a one-time basis" to assist fight world hunger, particularly citing the world's two richest males: Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
Beasley stated giving $6 billion, or 2% of Musk's web value, may assist resolve world hunger. Musk responded on Twitter, writing, "If WFP can describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it."
"But it must be open source accounting, so the public sees precisely how the money is spent," Musk added.
Beasley beforehand replied to Musk's tweets, assuring him that techniques are in place for transparency and open supply accounting.
"For him to even enter into this conversation is a game-changer because simply put, we can answer his questions, we can put forth a plan that's clear," Beasley informed CNN in a follow-up interview earlier this month. "Any and everything he asks, we would be glad to answer. I look forward to having this discussion with him because lives are at stake."
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the world's hunger disaster was already exacerbated by local weather change and battle. The pandemic compounded the prevailing points although, leaving "42 million people that are literally knocking on famine's door," Beasley stated. "This is a worst-case scenario."
It's not clear if Musk or Bezos have seen the plan and can finally resolve to lend their help. Spokespeople for Musk's corporations didn't reply to requests for remark. A consultant for Bezos, Angela Landers, declined to touch upon the WFP's proposal however pointed to different philanthropic donations Bezos has made to combating hunger.
Musk has beforehand made daring guarantees on Twitter, committing sources to charitable endeavors. In 2018, for instance, he pledged to "fund fixing the water in any house in Flint that has water contamination above FDA levels." Musk ended up donating about half one million {dollars} for putting in water filters within the city's faculties, in accordance to an August article from a neighborhood information outlet.
Musk has made more sizable donations to sure initiatives. This 12 months, he promised to donate $30 million to Brownsville, Texas, the town nearest to a large rocket hub run by his firm SpaceX, and native faculties.
He additionally arrange the Musk Foundation, which says it offers to efforts associated to renewable power enlargement, human area exploration and secure makes use of of synthetic intelligence. He's additionally signed The Giving Pledge, a promise to donate at the least half of his wealth to charitable efforts throughout his lifetime, one thing Bezos has not performed.
CNN Businesses' Walé Azeez, Eoin McSweeney, Adam Pourahmadi and Moira Ritter contributed to this report.
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