Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, says he will sell $6 billion worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to the United Nations’ food agency if it
The United Nations World Food Program director David Beasley said 2% of Musk's net worth could solve world hunger, and the CEO responded, but he wants details.
Last week, the director of the United Nation's World Food Programme said if the world's top billionaires just donated a fraction of their wealth, millions of people who are at risk of starving to death can be saved. Elon Musk has responded.
Elon Musk, the founder of Telsa whose net worth is approaching $300 billion, responded Sunday to calls from social media users to sell some stock to solve world hunger.
The billionaire was responding to comments by the UN World Food Programme's director who said $6 billion could save 42 million people dying from hunger.
Elon Musk on Sunday said he is willing to sell Tesla stock if the United Nations can prove that $6 billion would solve the hunger crisis, after the director of a UN program said a small percentage of the billionaire
Responding to comments from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) director, David Beasley, who told CNN that global hunger could be solved a “one-time” payment from some of the world’s wealthiest people, Elon Musk tweeted: “If WFP can describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve …
"If WFP can describe...exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it," the billionaire said on Twitter this Sunday.
