The UN says 4.4 million people in Somalia are on the brink of starvation – that’s nearly a quarter of the population. Many of them are children who are malnourished. The government says the crisis is partly due to environmental reasons such as drought, but aid agencies say cuts to funding is worsening an already dire situation. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Somalia #HungerCrisis #Malnutrition #Displacement #ClimateChange #Drought #HumanitarianAid #AlJazeeraEnglish
Millions in Somalia face starvation as drought, conflict, and aid cuts worsen the hunger crisis
The UN says 4.4 million people in Somalia are on the brink of starvation – that’s nearly a quarter of the population. Many of them are children who are malnourished. The government says the crisis is partly due to environmental reasons such as drought, but aid agencies say cuts to funding is worsening an already dire situation. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Somalia #HungerCrisis #Malnutrition #Displacement #ClimateChange #Drought #HumanitarianAid #AlJazeeraEnglish