Drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels and left one million people displaced, the United Nations (UN) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned today.
More than 755.000 people have been displaced this year in Somalia due to severe drought in the Horn of Africa, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the NRC.
This brings the total number of displaced people to one million since January 2021, when the drought began.
Two organizations stated that people are leaving their homes because they have neither water nor food.
Somalia has been facing a massive drought for two years, the likes of which has not been seen in more than 40 years.
The organizations added that the number of displaced could be more than seven million in the coming months, as the situation is worsened by the effects of climate change and rising food prices due to the conflict in Ukraine.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said last week that famine could hit eight regions of Somalia, while UNHCR said in June that $42,6 million was needed to help 1,5 million displaced people and refugees affected by the drought. in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
Of that sum, $9,5 million is earmarked for aid programs in Somalia.
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