The U.N. asked for billions to avert four hunger crises. The money didn’t arrive.

NAIROBI — At the beginning of this year, the United Nations made one of its boldest requests ever for funding. It needed billions of dollars to fund a humanitarian response, said Secretary General António Guterres, or as many as 20 million people might starve to death. Five months later, the results of that appeal are […]

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