"Urgent action is needed to save the lives of people facing famine in northeastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen," FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said at the opening of the UN agency's Council. 
"If nothing is done, some 20 million people could starve to death in the next six months," the Director-General said in his opening address. "Famine does not just kill people, it contributes to social instability and also perpetuates a cycle of poverty and aid dependency that endures for decades," he said 
Council members will be briefed on the extent of the hunger crises, and the steps required to prevent catastrophe, during the week-long session.

Source: BNA