Children in Somalia are facing some of the worst humanitarian situations, with some 300,000 under the age of five diagnosed as being malnourished. Overall, 5.6 million Somalians are facing a form of food insecurity following ongoing droughts and crop failures, meaning millions of families are unable to provide essential food
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Urgent support needed for 1.4 million children likely to suffer from acute malnutrition in Somalia
MOGADISHU, 15 February 2022 – More than 1.4 million children in Somalia, nearly half of the country’s under-five population, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition due to the ongoing drought that has left 4.1 million people on the brink. According to the latest Somalia Food Security and Nutrition Assessment released last week,
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