
2% of Elon Musk's wealth could solve world hunger, says director of UN food scarcity organization
CNN
A small group of ultra-wealthy individuals could help solve world hunger with just a fraction of their net worth, says the director of the United Nations' World Food Program.
Billionaires need to "step up now, on a one-time basis", said David Beasley in an interview on CNN's Connect the World that aired Tuesday -- citing specifically the world's two richest men, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.
"$6 billion to help 42 million people that are literally going to die if we don't reach them. It's not complicated," he added.

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