Friday December 24, 2021
Three consecutive dry seasons has left an estimated 3.8 million people in Somalia at risk of severe food insecurity through January, UNICEF said Thursday.And that figures will increase to 4.6 million by May."Severe water shortages and rising food prices have left Somalia as the Horn of Africa's most severely drought-affected country," the UN said in a statement. "UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal funding gap remains at 35 percent from the required $124 million.”