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The official account of the Executive Director for the UN World Food Programme , David Beasley. Working to achieve a world with .

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 6

    If ports in the region do not open up immediately, two things will happen: First, we're going to have agricultural collapse across . Second, famines will be looming all over the world. Food needs to move, ports must reopen and this needs to happen NOW.

    645 replies . 3,581 retweets 7,211 likes
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  2. May 13

    threatens a global hunger crisis we just can’t afford, with nations in Africa & the Middle East already facing a perfect storm of soaring food insecurity. As I told , has solutions to fight hunger, but global leaders must step up to support stability.

    David Beasley on Current Food Crises
    The Executive Director for the UN World Food Programme sheds light on food security issues regions face due to the war in Ukraine.
    11 replies . 53 retweets 97 likes
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  3. May 13

    Famine has no place in our world today. Yet, 48 million people in 43 countries are one step away from starvation. We MUST act now to save lives.

    7 replies . 50 retweets 71 likes
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  4. Retweeted
    May 12

    UN official to Vladimir Putin: Millions will die if Ukraine’s ports remain blocked. "If you have any heart at all for the rest of the world, regardless of how you feel about Ukraine, you need to open up those ports," says to Putin at :

    14 replies . 40 retweets 55 likes
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  5. May 12

    The number marching toward starvation has skyrocketed to 276m b/c of conflict, climate and Covid, and 48m are just one step from famine. If we don’t act now, will see millions more joining them. But if we get the resources we need, has a life-saving solution: food.

    15 replies . 84 retweets 218 likes
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  6. Retweeted
    May 12

    • . business reporter and David Beasley , Exec. Dir. for the UN World Food Programme discuss the impacts of food pricing leading to global food shortage in 2023 and using food as a weapon in war.

    1 reply . 17 retweets 36 likes
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  7. Retweeted
    May 12

    UN Beasley says "millions of people around the world will die" if Ukraine's ports, namely Odesa, are not reopened. He gives a grim timeline of about 60 days before Ukraine's agricultural economy collapses.

    6 replies . 70 retweets 99 likes
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  8. Retweeted
    May 12

    “You’ve got 60 days to reopen the port [of Odessa]” UN World Food Programme Exec. Director Beasley warns at If port does not reopen, Ukraine grain won’t get out and tens of millions will starve around world

    2 replies . 43 retweets 65 likes
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  9. Retweeted
    May 11

    On Capitol Hill, : “If we get the resources that you are now talking about appropriated, it will go a long way in stabilizing nations around the world, the American taxpayer will save money because you won't have destabilization in mass migration.”

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  10. May 12

    🚨 Food prices: Spiking 🚨 Gang violence: Rising 🚨 Climate shocks: Unrelenting Families in can't take anymore. The war in isn't helping & hurricane season is coming. Half the population faces severe hunger. needs $$$ and access to save lives ASAP.

    1 reply . 14 retweets 41 likes
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  11. May 12

    As I explained to , the crisis threatens to spark famine, destabilization and mass migration in nations around the world. It’s critical gets the resources we urgently need to prevent starvation and provide hope to the hungry.

    3 replies . 41 retweets 112 likes
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  12. Retweeted
    May 11

    is the breadbasket of the world. If we don't act now, the knock-on effects will be hard to contain, says.

    David Beasley on Food Security and the Ukraine War
    During a Munich Leaders Meeting in Washington, D.C., David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, shared his assessment of the impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security.
    6 replies . 71 retweets 136 likes
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  13. May 11

    Just briefed the on the terrifying possibility of global famines b/c conflict, climate, Covid & now . The reality is Ukraine went from exporting food to being forced to export hunger & our world will pay the price. U.S. support is critical to save lives.

    6 replies . 39 retweets 105 likes
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  14. May 11

    Today I'll be speaking before the U.S. Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations about the devastating global hunger crisis at the world's doorstep - and what must be done now to avert catastrophe. Watch it live at 2 pm ET!

    8 replies . 32 retweets 70 likes
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  15. Retweeted
    May 10

    "Without enough food, how will they learn?" Aesha is one of millions of parents in worried about their children's futures as food becomes increasingly out of reach. WFP requires urgent funding to sustain its lifeline of food assistance this year.

    3 replies . 29 retweets 52 likes
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  16. May 10

    My ask to President is clear: Allow the ports in to reopen. Help us bring stability and avert famine in nations around the world. More in my interview with on .

    2 replies . 19 retweets 63 likes
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  17. Retweeted
    May 9

    Wednesday @ 4:00pm ET: Chair to host a Public Briefing with UN Executive Director David Beasley ().

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  18. Retweeted
    May 9

    My friend is sounding the alarm. We must get the port of Odessa opened to move Ukrainian wheat to the world. Failure to do so will lead to the starvation of millions around the globe. An attack on Odessa is an attack on the world.

    2:42
    “Ukraine is the breadbasket of the world. They grow enough food to feed 400 million people. Well, that’s gone,” World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley tells 60 Minutes.
    55 replies . 28 retweets 46 likes
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  19. May 9

    🔴 400 million: Number of people around the world fed by Ukrainian farmers before the war. 🔴 ZERO: Number of people fed by Ukrainian farmers today if ports in do not reopen immediately. Open the ports in = Feed the world.

    40 replies . 375 retweets 957 likes
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  20. Retweeted
    May 7

    No one should be forced to choose between food and medicine. Yet, millions of Syrian families like Ahmed's have to make that choice every day.

    2 replies . 25 retweets 42 likes
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  21. Retweeted
    May 6

    WFP is calling for the re-opening of the ports in the Odesa area of southern so that food can flow freely, before the current global hunger crisis spins out of control. 🗞️

    21 replies . 102 retweets 152 likes
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