UN warns world faces largest humanitarian crisis since 1945

The United Nations’ aid chief says the world is facing the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945.

Stephen O'Brien made the remarks during a meeting at the UN Security Council. He requested 4.4 billion dollars in humanitarian assistance for Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria. The UN aid chief further called for international community’s collective endeavor to prevent the impecunious from starving to death. O’Brien also said the largest humanitarian crisis is in Yemen, noting that nearly 19 million of the country’s 26-million population are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.