UN Report Says Nearly Half Of Somalia's Population Risk Starvation And Death

Cattle die from drought in Somalia, June 7, 2022. | Photo: Twitter/ @Abdirah25215398 

 Reuters: Famine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar, U.N. says 

LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs, United Nations agencies said on Monday. 

The agencies said a fourth consecutive rainy season had failed in the Horn of Africa country and meteorologists were warning of another below-average rainy season later this year as the world's climate becomes more erratic. 

At the same time, world food prices are close to record highs hit in March as the Russia-Ukraine war roils markets for staple grains and edible oils.  

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WNU Editor: Somalia is not the only place facing a humanitarian disaster .... From the Field: Ethiopia's worst drought threatens 'deadly consequences' for women (UN News). More here .... Aid Agencies: Some 20 Million Could Face Starvation in East Africa (VOA), and here .... Water scarcity and drought in East Africa are 'everybody's problem,' says UN scientist (CBC). 

UN Report Says Nearly Half Of Somalia's Population Risk Starvation And Death 

'Explosion of child deaths' imminent in Horn of Africa if world does not act immediately -- UNICEF 

Six Million Somalians Hit by Severe Drought Conditions -- Bloomberg  

Nearly half of Somalia’s population risk starvation, death, warns UN food body -- People's Gazette  

More than 200,000 face starvation in Somalia as rains fail: UN -- Al Jazeera