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More than 58,000 children in drought-hit Somalia will starve to death if they do not receive urgent support, the United Nations has warned.
The situation in the country, where dry conditions are exacerbated by an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern, is "alarming and could get worse", the UN said on Monday.
It added that an estimated 4.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and some 950,000 people "struggle every day to meet their food needs".
"The level of malnutrition, especially among children, is of serious concern, with nearly
305,000 children under the age of five are acutely malnourished, according to the UN
More than 58,000 children in drought-hit Somalia will starve to death if they do not receive urgent support, the United Nations has warned.
The situation in the country, where dry conditions are exacerbated by an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern, is "alarming and could get worse", the UN said on Monday.
It added that an estimated 4.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and some 950,000 people "struggle every day to meet their food needs".
"The level of malnutrition, especially among children, is of serious concern, with nearly 305,000 children under the age of five years acutely malnourished," said Peter de Clercq, the UN aid chief for Somalia.
"We estimate that 58,300 children face death if they are not treated," he added
The situation in the country, where dry conditions are exacerbated by an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern, is "alarming and could get worse", the UN said on Monday.
It added that an estimated 4.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and some 950,000 people "struggle every day to meet their food needs".
"The level of malnutrition, especially among children, is of serious concern, with nearly
305,000 children under the age of five are acutely malnourished, according to the UN
More than 58,000 children in drought-hit Somalia will starve to death if they do not receive urgent support, the United Nations has warned.
The situation in the country, where dry conditions are exacerbated by an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern, is "alarming and could get worse", the UN said on Monday.
It added that an estimated 4.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and some 950,000 people "struggle every day to meet their food needs".
"The level of malnutrition, especially among children, is of serious concern, with nearly 305,000 children under the age of five years acutely malnourished," said Peter de Clercq, the UN aid chief for Somalia.
"We estimate that 58,300 children face death if they are not treated," he added
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