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Mogadishu, Somalia, August 16, 2021 Somalia is facing the worst funding constraints seen in more than half a decade, as the country confronts heightened conflict, increased displacement as well as escalating food insecurity due to unreliable rainfall patterns and locust outbreaks. ....
The fighting between Ethiopian troops and resurgent Tigrayan forces is spreading, threatening to destabilize the war-torn country further. Thousands of people have died in the conflict, hundreds of thousands more have been displaced or face famine. ....
The African island nation is facing its worst drought in 40 years. It has left hundreds of thousands of people fighting for survival as the crisis becomes more dire by the day. ....
Madagascar: UN warns 400,000 people at acute risk of starvation The UN s World Food Program is warning that communities in Madagascar are being pushed to the edge of starvation by climate change-induced drought. The UN and Madagascar are launching an appeal for millions in funding to prevent a famine The UN World Food Program (WFP) is warning that thousands of families in southern Madagascar are at risk of acute starvation, as the worst drought in decades dries up food sources. The acute level of food insecurity threatens to affect 400,000 people, according to the report. WFP chief David Beasley said that 400,000 people in the region are marching toward starvation, while 14,000 are currently living in famine-like conditions. ....