With the April- May rains in Somalia this year expected to be below normal for the sixth consecutive season, the number of households affected by the worst drought in the region in decades continues to grow every day. At least 8.3 million people in Somalia are on the brink of catastrophic famine as aid agencies fail to secure sufficient funding required to avert the crisis.
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As world leaders gather at this year’s UN General Assembly, David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and Abdirahman Abdishakur, Special Presidential Envoy for Drought Response for the Federal Republic of Somalia, issue a joint statement on the impending famine in Somalia and need for urgent action.
FAO - News Article: Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Martin Griffiths Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) fao.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fao.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.