Somalia drought leaves 50,000 children ”facing death”

More than 50,000 children in Somalia “face death” because of the ongoing drought there, the UN says. A stark warning issued by the UN’s humanitarian office, Ocha, said the malnutrition situation is “alarming”. It added that nearly one million Somalis, one in 12 of the population, “struggle to meet their food needs”. The drought in […]

More than 50,000 children in Somalia “face death” because of the ongoing drought there, the UN says.
A stark warning issued by the UN’s humanitarian office, Ocha, said the malnutrition situation is “alarming”.
It added that nearly one million Somalis, one in 12 of the population, “struggle to meet their food needs”.
The drought in Somalia has been partly caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon which has affected east and southern Africa.
The worst-affected areas of the country are parts of Puntland and the self-declared republic of Somaliland. Many of those in need of help are people who have been displaced by years of conflict in the country.
As the drought is intensifying there “many more people risk relapsing into crisis,” said the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia Peter de Clercq.