Somalia famine fears prompt UN call for 'immediate and massive' reaction

Somalia famine fears prompt UN call for 'immediate and massive' reaction

Somalia is facing a "very real risk" of famine, with more than 6 million people, half its population, facing acute food insecurity in the country, three UN agencies have warned. Humanitarian groups in Somalia cautioned there was a "small window" to stop a repeat of the 2011 famine, when an estimated 260,000 people starved to death in the country after a slow response from donors.

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