Due to the drought, 1.2 million Somalis are now suffering food insecurity, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today.
OCHA said that in the last six months there was a 20 per cent increased in the number of people suffering from severe food insecurity in Somalia due to the drought, according to data provided by the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO).
Likewise, many Somalis are increasingly suffering from nutrition problems due to lack of food.
According to estimates, nearly 320,000 children suffer from malnutrition in Somalia, of them, 50,000 present severe acute malnutrition.
OCHA also said that in addition to the poor food situation, an outbreak of cholera hit the country and since last January more than 13,600 cases were reported.
The Office confirmed that its humanitarian response plan was only funded at 41 per cent.