World Vision leaders warned that a fourth consecutive failed rainy season amidst skyrocketing staple food prices has left over seven million people (nearly half of the population) grappling with hunger in Somalia. Some parts of Somalia are at risk of famine unless significant humanitarian assistance urgently reaches people most in need.
The country’s worst drought in 40 years has led to the death of over three million livestock- a source of not only income for a majority of families but also a main source of nutrition for children.
At least 1.5 million under the age of five (representing nearly half of the total population of children) are at risk of acute malnutrition. Of particular concern is the increase in the number of severe malnutrition admissions across nutrition treatment centres.
Globally, World Vision is responding to the hunger crisis in 25 priority countries where people are living with famine-like conditions with in-kind food aid; cash and voucher assistance; emergency health and nutrition services, access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene services; protection and psychosocial support for children, women, and other vulnerable people; livelihoods programmes to address the vulnerabilities created by hunger; and advocacy to mobilise funding, improve access, and strengthen programmes. So far, nearly 16 million people have been reached through World Vision’s Global Hunger Response. Learn more www.wvi.org/hunger-crisis
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