Elon Musk has offered to donate a portion of his wealth to end world hunger, provided the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) is open to increased scrutiny on spending for the programme. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO and founder’s offer was prompted by WFP director David Beasley’s remarks to CNN that billionaires like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Musk should “step up now on a one-time basis,” claiming a fraction of their net worth would help 42 million people “that are literally going to die if we don’t reach them.”

But after researcher Eli David pointed out on Twitter that the WFP had raised $8.4 billion in 2020 and still failed to end global hunger, Musk too responded to Beasley’s claim. 

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Musk, the world’s richest man, challenged the WFP to “describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it.” Musk is worth $311 billion, according to Bloomberg Index. 

In another tweet, Musk added a caveat: The WFP “must be open source accounting, so the public sees precisely how the money is spent.”

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Beasley said that $6 billion will not solve world hunger but “will prevent geopolitical instability, mass migration and save 42 million people on the brink of starvation.” He added the world faced an unprecedented crisis due to a combination of COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate change.

Beasley then assured Musk that WFP has a “system in place for transparency and open source accounting,”. He added that Musk’s team can review and work with WFP for further satisfaction.

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“With your help we can bring hope, build stability and change the future. Let’s talk: It isn’t 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’t like what you hear!” added Beasley.

United Nations staff member and audit coordinator for the United Nations Development Programme Akansha Arora also took a stance on the matter.