Two percent wealth of Elon Musk may solve world hunger: WFP Chief
New Delhi: The Director of the United Nations’ World Food Program David Beasley expressed his views over world hunger and its solution. David Beasley called on the world’s billionaires to “step up now, on a one-time basis” to help solve world hunger.
“A small group of ultra-wealthy individuals help could solve world hunger with just a fraction of their net worth,” Beasley said.
“USD6 billion to help 42 million people that are literally going to die if we don’t reach them. It’s not complicated,” Beasley told the media, specifically naming Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — AKA, the world’s richest men who also happen to be involved in the space industry.
According to Bloomberg, Musk has a net worth of $287 billion with money coming in from his companies like Tesla and SpaceX. For him to donate the $6 billion the UN is looking for it would only cost 2-percent of his fortune.
As for Bezos, who Bloomberg currently reports has a net worth of $196 billion, it would cost 3-percent of his earnings to help solve world hunger.
Beasley is not the first from the United Nations to have strong words for billionaires putting their money behind flights and missions sending everyday people to space, instead of investing it in humanity back here on Earth.
(_Vinayak Barot)
