The UN humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, stated that money spent on the Iran war could have saved 87 million lives. Currently on a mission in Somalia, Fletcher observes the devastating impacts of escalating poverty, hunger, and deaths which he believes were preventable.

<img alt="A gray-haired man in a suit gestures with his hands while he speaks" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/fc1b08d4-c9c0-444a-87a7-e3f385b0d45a,1777580620136/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C103%2C3397%2C1910%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher gives a statement as he arrives to attend the third internation...