MOGADISHU, 4 February:
New figures released today reveal up to 2.7 million people in Somalia face acute food shortages (IPC Phase 3 or worse), including approximately 839,000 children under five who are likely to be acutely malnourished. This includes 143,000 children who are likely to be severely malnourished – the most life-threatening form of extreme hunger and requiring urgent medical treatment to survive.
Save the Children is deeply concerned by the deteriorating humanitarian situation for children in Somalia, as the country reels from a second and potentially deadlier wave of desert locusts, an uptick in violence, climate shocks including drought and floods, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The situation has become so dire the Agriculture Ministry declared a state of emergency on Wednesday.
Source: Save The Children
Save the Children is deeply concerned by the deteriorating humanitarian situation for hundreds of thousands of children under five in Somalia, as the country reels from a second and potentially deadlier wave of desert locusts[1], an uptick in violence, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The situation has become so dire the Agriculture Ministry declared a state of emergency on Wednesday.
New figures released today reveal up to 2.7 million people in Somalia face acute food shortages (IPC Phase 3 or worse) through mid-2021, including approximately 839 000 children under five likely to be acutely malnourished. A further 143,000 children are likely to be severely malnourished, requiring urgent medical treatment to survive.
SOMALIA: More than 800,000 children are going hungry as state of emergency declared over locust invasion
New figures released today reveal up to 2.7 million people in Somalia face acute food shortages (IPC Phase 3 or worse), including approximately 839,000 children under five who are likely to be acutely malnourished.
Save the Children is deeply concerned by the deteriorating humanitarian situation for children in Somalia, as the country reels from a second and potentially deadlier wave of desert locusts, an uptick in violence, climate shocks including drought and floods, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The situation has become so dire the Agriculture Ministry declared a state of emergency on Wednesday.
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