The worst drought the region has seen in decades, ongoing conflict and the pandemic-driven economic crisis have contributed to the dire humanitarian situation in Horn of Africa.
People displaced due to the drought wait for assistance in a camp on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia. Photo: Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, where a prolonged drought and rising food prices exacerbated by the war in Ukraine are making severe humanitarian crises even more dire.
In parts of Ethiopia, 600,000 children will require treatment for severe acute malnutrition by the end of the year, theSince the beginning of this year, the number of people on the brink of famine in Kenya had tripled to 1.1 million as of June, per the IRC. Together Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia represent 2% of the world population but 70% of extreme food insecurity, IRC president David Miliband said in aDriving the news:
At the same time, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the crisis by driving up the prices of food, fertilizer and fuel. Ukraine and Russia have historically produced 90% of the wheat imported by the East Africa region, per
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