{"id":949385,"date":"2021-11-01T12:14:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=949385"},"modified":"2021-11-01T12:14:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:14:42","slug":"elon-musk-promises-to-give-6-billion-to-solving-world-hunger-if-the-u-n-can-be-transparent-about-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-promises-to-give-6-billion-to-solving-world-hunger-if-the-u-n-can-be-transparent-about-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Promises To Give $6 Billion To Solving World Hunger\u2026 If The U.N. Can Be Transparent About The Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-promises-to-give-6-billion-to-solving-world-hunger-if-the-u-n-can-be-transparent-about-the-money%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=949385&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After a public challenge from the director of the United Nations\u2019 World Food Program, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised to devote $6 billion toward solving world hunger \u2014 as long as the United Nations is truly transparent about how the money is spent.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s net worth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2021-10-26\/elon-musk-s-36-billion-day#:~:text=Elon%20Musk%20was%20already%20the,%2436.2%20billion%20in%20one%20day.\">surged<\/a> by $36 billion after Tesla <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tesla-hits-1-trillion-market-valuation\">surpassed<\/a> $1 trillion in market valuation due to a large deal with rental car company Hertz. During an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/26\/economy\/musk-world-hunger-wfp-intl\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>, World Food Program director David Beasley called on Musk to \u201cstep up now, on a one-time basis\u201d by spending \u201c$6 billion to help 42 million people that are literally going to die if we don\u2019t reach them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, artificial intelligence expert Eli David <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrEliDavid\/status\/1454475769200185349\">noted<\/a> that the World Food Program already raised $8.4 billion last year: \u201cHow come it didn\u2019t \u2018solve world hunger\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf WFP can describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it,\u201d Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1454808104256737289\">said<\/a> in response, \u201cBut it must be open source accounting, so the public sees precisely how the money is spent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpen source accounting? A terrible idea,\u201d David <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrEliDavid\/status\/1454943215413600260\">replied<\/a> to Musk. \u201cThe public will see that most of the money is wasted on bureaucracy and incompetence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can assure you that we have the systems in place for transparency and open source accounting,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFPChief\/status\/1454884502631813130\">replied<\/a> Beasley. \u201cYour team can review and work with us to be totally confident of such.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beasley followed up on the thread to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFPChief\/status\/1454883966071230472\">explain<\/a> that CNN\u2019s headline \u2014 \u201c2% of Elon Musk\u2019s wealth could solve world hunger\u201d \u2014 was inaccurate. \u201c$6B will not solve world hunger, but it WILL prevent geopolitical instability, mass migration and save 42 million people on the brink of starvation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith your help we can bring hope, build stability and change the future,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFPChief\/status\/1454885078497103873\">added<\/a>. \u201cLet\u2019s talk: It isn\u2019t as complicated as Falcon Heavy, but too much at stake to not at least have a conversation. I can be on the next flight to you. Throw me out if you don\u2019t like what you hear!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk then <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1454921466500222977\">said<\/a>: \u201cPlease publish your current &amp; proposed spending in detail so people can see exactly where money goes. Sunlight is a wonderful thing.\u201d At the time of this article\u2019s writing, Beasley has not yet responded on Twitter to Musk\u2019s specific request.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations \u2014 which includes China, Cuba, Venezuela, and Russia as <a href=\"https:\/\/research.un.org\/en\/unmembers\/hrcmembers#:~:text=2006-present%20%20%20%20Year%20%20%20,%20%20A%2F74%2FPV.17%20%2014%20more%20rows%20\">members<\/a> of its Human Rights Council \u2014 is frequently criticized for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a public challenge from the director of the United Nations\u2019 World Food Program, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised to devote $6 billion toward solving world hunger \u2014 as long as the United Nations is truly transparent about how the money is spent.Musk\u2019s net worth surged by $36 billion after Tesla surpassed $1 trillion in market valuation due to a large deal with rental car company Hertz. During an interview with CNN, World Food Program director David Beasley called on Musk to \u201cstep up now, on a one-time basis\u201d by spending \u201c$6 billion to help 42 million people that are literally going to die if we don\u2019t reach them.\u201dOn Twitter, artificial intelligence expert Eli David noted that the World Food Program already raised $8.4 billion last year: \u201cHow come it didn\u2019t \u2018solve world hunger\u2019?\u201d\u201cIf WFP can describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it,\u201d Musk said in response, \u201cBut it must be open source accounting, so the public sees precisely how the money is spent.\u201d\u201cOpen source accounting? A terrible idea,\u201d David replied to Musk. \u201cThe public will see that most of the money is wasted on bureaucracy and incompetence.\u201d\u201cI can assure you that we have the systems in place for transparency and open source accounting,\u201d replied Beasley. \u201cYour team can review and work with us to be totally confident of such.\u201dBeasley followed up on the thread to explain that CNN\u2019s headline \u2014 \u201c2% of Elon Musk\u2019s wealth could solve world hunger\u201d \u2014 was inaccurate. \u201c$6B will not solve world hunger, but it WILL prevent geopolitical instability, mass migration and save 42 million people on the brink of starvation.\u201d\u201cWith your help we can bring hope, build stability and change the future,\u201d he added. \u201cLet\u2019s talk: It isn\u2019t as complicated as Falcon Heavy, but too much at stake to not at least have a conversation. I can be on the next flight to you. Throw me out if you don\u2019t like what you hear!\u201dMusk then said: \u201cPlease publish your current &#038; proposed spending in detail so people can see exactly where money goes. Sunlight is a wonderful thing.\u201d At the time of this article\u2019s writing, Beasley has not yet responded on Twitter to Musk\u2019s specific request.The United Nations \u2014 which includes China, Cuba, Venezuela, and Russia as members of its Human Rights Council \u2014 is frequently criticized for bureaucratic inefficiency and engagement in political activism.\u00a0Most recently, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was mocked after complaining about the Taliban\u2019s \u201cbroken promises\u201d with respect to women and girls in Afghanistan. He suggested subsidizing the Taliban\u2019s government: \u201cWe need to find ways to make the economy breathe again. This can be done without violating international laws or compromising principles. I urge the world to take action and inject liquidity into the Afghan economy to avoid collapse.\u201d\u201cWho could have possibly seen this coming?\u201d commented political scientist Marcel Dirsus, who quipped, \u201cI for one definitely thought the Taliban would focus on inclusivity and gender equality to turn Afghanistan into a haven for human rights.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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