Secretary-General's press encounter

[The following are opening remarks. The full transcript will be posted shortly] Ladies and gentlemen of the media. Good morning. 
Allow me a few words on the nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan.
We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people.
Just two days ago, the United Nations launched our largest-ever humanitarian appeal for a single country. 
The scale of that appeal reflects the scale of the despair.
Babies being sold to feed their siblings. 
Freezing health facilities overflowing with malnourished children.

Source: UN News