The United Nations says it needs $4.4 billion by July to prevent famine in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and northeastern Nigeria. U.N. humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien, who just returned from field missions to the affected countries, told Security Council members Friday that the United Nations is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since the organization's creation. He said that without the necessary funding and full, safe and unimpeded access for aid workers, people will die.

"We stand at a critical point in history," O'Brien told council members. "Now, more than 20 million people across four countries face starvation and famine. Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death."He said all the regions on the brink of famine have one thing in common: They are conflict zones.

March 10, 2017 7:02 PM, VOANews.com

Let’s pray for God’s intervention. This is truly a God-sized crisis that so often is not even mentioned in the media. Pray for His deliverance of these dear people that will die if they do not get relief in time. Pray for an end to these senseless conflicts, for the UN and for the humanitarian organizations as they seek to bring aid and that those caught in this unbearable situation-adults and children- will find both spiritual hope and physical deliverance through faith in Jesus Christ