The United Nations says “famine is at the door” in Somalia with “concrete indications” famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region. This falls just short of a formal famine declaration as thousands are dying in a historic drought made worse by the effects of the war in Ukraine.
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UN Says Part of Somalia Will Reach Famine Later This Year
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The United Nations says “famine is at the door” in Somalia with “concrete indications” famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region. This falls just short of a formal famine declaration as thousands are dying in a historic drought made worse by the effects of the war in Ukraine.
The United Nations warned Monday that Somalia was on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a decade, and that time was running out to save lives in the drought-stricken country.
This would be Somalia's second famine in just under a decade. The UN's humanitarian chief said that this year's famine could be more severe than that of 2011, when 260,000 people died.
In Somalia, almost 8 million people, or about half the population, are facing crisis hunger levels. More than 200,000 people are already starving. The UN says, barring a massive influx of assistance, the country is likely to see a full-scale famine.
Martin Griffiths, who is the UN's Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, warns that Somalia is on the brink of famine following the worst drought in four decades. Mohammed Sheik Nor reports from the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
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