US President gives Nigeria, $121m aid​

U.S. President Donald Trump, promised $639m aid, to feed people facing starvation because of drought and conflict in Northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.

Jenkins said conflicts in all the countries had made it difficult to reach communities in need of food.

"With this new assistance, the United States is providing additional emergency food and nutrition assistance, life-saving medical care, improved sanitation, emergency shelter and protection for those who have been affected by conflict," USAID said in a statement.

"We're facing the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two," Beasley said, describing the pledge as providing a "godsend" to the suffering millions and the global food agency fighting hunger worldwide.

The WFP estimates that 109 million people around the world will need food assistance this year, up from 80 million last year, with 10 of the 13 worst-affected zones stemming from wars and "man-made" crises, Beasley said.