Thursday, June 23, 2022

UN Official Says Somalia Is ‘The Worst Humanitarian Crisis He Has Ever Seen’

A Somali man disposes of his dead livestock in a country that has seen its worst drought in 40 years. Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters  

The Guardian: Somalia: ‘The worst humanitarian crisis we’ve ever seen’ 

Children starving to death ‘before our eyes’ say aid workers as G7 leaders warned only ‘massive’ and urgent funding will avert famine 

Only a “massive” and immediate scaling-up of funds and humanitarian relief can save Somalia from famine, a UN spokesperson has warned, as aid workers report children starving to death “before our eyes” amid rapidly escalating levels of malnutrition. 

In a message to G7 leaders who are meeting from Sunday in Germany, Michael Dunford, the World Food Programme’s (WFP) regional director for east Africa, said governments had to donate urgently and generously if there was to be any hope of avoiding catastrophe in the Horn of Africa country.  

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UN Official Says Somalia Is ‘The Worst Humanitarian Crisis He Has Ever Seen’  

Somalia faces climate emergency and famine as fourth rainy season fails -- NRC  

Somali children starving ‘before our eyes’ as Western aid falters: Charities -- Arab News  

Urgent appeal for aid as Somalia slides into catastrophic famine -- RFI  

Aid workers say children in Somalia are dying of starvation 'before our eyes' -- The Week  

No water. Little food. Shelters made of clothes: inside Somalia’s Bulo Garas camp -- The Guardian

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