good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since the end of the second world war, say the united nations. its humanitarian chief says more than 20 million people face the threat of starvation and famine in four countries in africa and the middle east nigeria, somalia, south sudan and yemen. the un say 5.5 billion is needed, byjuly, to avert disaster. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin has more details. for months now, it s been known that millions of people, including young babies like this, in yemen, have been starving. she was just four months old when a bbc team met her in december. and across yemen, hundreds of thousands more children have so little to eat they are struggling to stay alive. and the threat of mass starvation is affecting three other countries. this is a refugee camp in south sudan, which, like yemen, has been torn apart by conflict. families forced to flea their homes and left with little to se
elution, testing of thermal imaging camera that can detect asses in visible to the human eye. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since the end of the second world war. that s the assessment of the un s most senior official responsible for help those at risk. stephen o brien says more than 20 million people face for help those at risk. stephen o brien says more than 20 million people face the threat of starvation and famine in four countries in africa and the middle east nigeria, somalia, south sudan and yemen. the un say 5.5 billion pounds is needed, byjuly, to avert disaster. and the middle east nigeria, somalia, south sudan and yemen. the un say 5.5 billion pounds is needed, byjuly, to avert disaster. for months now, it s been known that millions of people, including young babies like this, in yemen, have been starving. she was just four months old when a bbc team met her in december. and across yemen, hundreds of
and coming up in reporters: the best stories from across the globe including a report by owen bennettjones on the pakistani army s military operation on the borders of afghanistan. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. breaking news from washington, dc. it is now about 11 of luck in the morning there in dc. ii it is now about 11 of luck in the morning there in dc. 11 o clock. an intruder has been arrested after entering the white house. the intruder, according to a source, entered near the residence entrance, in other words, the part of the building which provides access to the presidential private quarters, the presidential private quarters, the presidential private quarters, the presidential area in which the president and his family sometimes stay with guests. president trump is often not had not done not in residence there. it is not clear what the circumstances of the break in are, how far being triggered got all how far the intruder got, and whether they w
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. aid agencies say the international community must not ignore a warning that the world faces the worst humanitarian crisis since the end of the second world war. the united nations under secretary general for humanitarian affairs, stephen o brien, says more than 20 million people are at risk of starvation in four countries nigeria, somalia, south sudan and yemen. he warns that three and a half billion pounds is needed byjuly to avert disaster. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin has more details: for months now, it s been known that millions of people, including young babies like this, in yemen, have been starving. she was just four months old when a bbc team met her in december. and across yemen, hundreds of thousands more children have so little to eat they are struggling to stay alive. and the threat of mass starvation is affecting three other countries. this is a refugee camp in south sudan, which, like yemen, has been t
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