Somalia: The threat of starvation looms in East Africa after four failed rainy seasons

30 Mei 2022
Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Sources: Columbia University, Famine Early Warning System Network, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Government of the United Kingdom, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Islamic Relief, Mercy Corps, UN Children’s Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, World Meteorological Organization

The latest long-lead seasonal forecasts indicate a concrete risk that the October-December rainy season could also fail, worsening the severe humanitarian emergency in the region.