Funding Update: Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen

More than 20 million people in Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen are experiencing famine or a credible risk thereof over the coming six months.

To avert a humanitarian catastrophe in the four countries, humanitarian operations require more than US$6.3 billion in 2017.

Of this amount $4.9 billion is urgently needed for life-saving assistance in the key areas of food security, health, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene, as these are key sectors of famine response and prevention.