Tag: malnutrition
Somalia on brink of catastrophic famine after worst drought in decades – BBC News
Hundreds of thousands of people are facing hunger and the threat of starvation in Somalia, due to drought, crop failure and decades of conflict. It’s one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis, with many blaming the drought on climate change. The situation is made worse by the conflict with Al Shabab, Islamist insurgents who pose a threat in much of the country and prevent…
Afghan children battle malnutrition and measles as 23m face extreme hunger – BBC News
Concern is rising over the deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where close to 23 million people are facing extreme levels of hunger. After the Taliban took power, foreign funding – which had made up the majority of government spending – came largely to an end, whilst the country’s foreign reserves have been frozen. Our Afghanistan correspondent Secunder Kermani and cameraman Malik Mudassir have spent a…