Famine Looms in Somalia Amid Drought, Dwindling Aid and Middle East War
The IPC says 4.1 million people are in crisis and 1.9 million are in emergency food insecurity as aid cuts deepen the shortage.
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Famine looms in Somalia amid drought, dwindling aid and Middle East war
Six million people in Somalia are facing crisis levels of food insecurity from a lack of rain and spiking food and water prices due to the Middle East war, United Nations-backed experts and humanitarian groups have warned.
Somalia at ‘real risk of famine’ as Middle East war fallout continues
At least six million people in Somalia are going days without enough food, UN aid teams warned on Friday, highlighting that nearly two million of this number are young children “at high risk of illness or death”.
Somalia children hit by deepening food crisis
from SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, Somalia Somalia Bureau MOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – CHILDREN suffering from acute malnutrition in Somalia are among the first victims of a worsening global food crisis triggered by conflict in the Middle East and disruptions to humanitarian supply routes. Humanitarian organisations warned that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted aid deliveries, increased transport costs and delayed life-saving suppl…
Somalia faces famine risks with 6m people in high-level food insecurity
An estimated 6 million people in Somalia are currently facing high levels of acute food insecurity through June, according to a report released Thursday, said Xinhua. The updated Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report details a worsening emergency driven by recurring drought, conflict, displacement, rising costs, and shrinking international aid. This marks an increase of more than half a million people compared to initial pro…
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