UN: nearly 250,000 people face starvation in Somalia – The National

UN: nearly 250,000 people face starvation in Somalia – The National

Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs, United Nations agencies have warned in a joint statement.

The agencies said a fourth consecutive rainy season had failed in the Horn of Africa country and meteorologists were warning of another below-average rainy season later this year as the climate becomes more erratic.

At the same time, world food prices were close to record highs in March as the Russia-Ukraine war disrupts markets for staple grains and edible oils.