UN demands action as famine looms in Nigeria, two others

Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, the UN children’s agency said. The warning comes a day after government officials and the United Nations declared famine in parts of South Sudan. In Yemen, where war has been raging for nearly two years, […]

Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, the UN children’s agency said.
The warning comes a day after government officials and the United Nations declared famine in parts of South Sudan.
In Yemen, where war has been raging for nearly two years, 462,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition, while 450,000 children are severely malnourished in northeast Nigeria.
FEWS NET, the famine early warning system, said some remote areas of Nigeria’s Borno state have been affected by famine since late last year.