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GENEVA, Dec 13, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in

Aid staves off Somalia famine, for now: UN

Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in Somalia this year, but the situation remains "catastrophic," the UN said on Tuesday.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia has not yet fallen into famine but several parts of the country are in danger of it in the coming months, according to a new food security report on the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in decades.

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -More than 200,000 Somalis are suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger, with that number set to rise to over 700,000 next year, according to an analysis by an alliance of U.N. agencies and aid groups.

Unprecedented level of need driven by impacts of 5 consecutive seasons of poor rainfall, warns joint report by aid groups.

Food insecurity and acute malnutrition in Somalia has not reached "IPC Phase 5 Famine" levels between October and December 2022, although the situation there is still a crisis, UN agencies and aid groups said on Tuesday.

MOGADISHU: Food insecurity and acute malnutrition in Somalia has not reached “IPC Phase 5 Famine” levels between October and December 2022, although the situation there is still a crisis, UN agencies and aid groups said on Tuesday. The assessment was issued by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which sets the global standard for determining the severity

AU commits to galvanizing humanitarian support in Somalia-

Join press release by UN System in Somalia