Over 1.4 children in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen may starve to death. The UNICEF is appealing for nearly US $255 million to respond to immediate needs of these countries, the UN Radio reported.

“The resources needed over the next few months are part of a broader appeal for all of 2017, totaling $712 million – a 50 per cent increase over funding requirements in the four countries at the same time last year,” UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq noted.

Some 22 million children have been left hungry, sick, displaced and out of school in the four countries, and nearly 1.4 million are at imminent risk of death this year from severe malnutrition.