In the Horn of Africa, a total of 15 million people could die of hunger.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths said parts of East Africa are experiencing the worst drought in forty years. In the countries of the so-called Horn of Africa, 2 million children could starve to death.
Reuters reported his statement on Tuesday, April 26.
According to Griffiths, the organization has only a fraction of $1.4 billion needed to deal with the effects of drought in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.
“We have to admit that we are in a race against time to prevent the loss of many lives in 2022, but we do not have the funds “, he said.
For the fourth time in a row, areas are at risk of drought during the rainy season. Griffiths called it “the worst climate change emergency in history.”
In total, 15 million people in this region of Africa face starvation, of which 2 million are children. Farmers have lost 3 million head of cattle due to drought.
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has foreseen that waves of heat, drought and heavy rains will occur more frequently in the coming decades.
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