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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: U.N. Says the World Is Facing the Largest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945 [Watch (HLS stream): U.N. Says the World Is Facing the Largest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/OI8z2wgk.m3u8) (1:02)  _Published 2017-03-12. The U.N. humanitarian chief says the world faces the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945 with more than 20 million people in four countries facing starvation and famine._ --- Jul 27, 2023 9:36 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [U.N. Says Yemen Experiencing World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis](/video/s2frA939/) ### U.N. Says Yemen Experiencing World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis [The U.N.'s Human Rights Chief Says the Rohingya Face Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar](/video/Fbb84coi/) ### The U.N.'s Human Rights Chief Says the Rohingya Face Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar [U.N. 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