Following four consecutive years of drought, parts of Somalia are projected to enter a famine next month, based on new reports about acute food insecurity in the region.
Persistent drought in East Africa is fuelling the threat of famine, amid fears that climate change will only make the situation worse in years to come.
UNITED NATIONS - Drought and Ukraine conflict fallout could increase hunger in the Horn of Africa from 14 million people to 20 million by year's end, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.