Catastrophe unfolds in Somalia.
Unicef says half-starved Somali children are being admitted to clinics at a rate of one a minute, with many more not reaching a clinic: ‘we are facing the death of children on a scale not seen in half a century’ (bit.ly/3Sv2bdb).
Climate change, Covid, civil war and the Ukraine war have resulted in widespread food insecurity for tens of millions in the region. The UN estimates 300,000 Somalis will face famine by December.
When a 2011 Somali famine killed 250,000, governments swore never again. But it’s always never again, until next time.