10M Children Face Severe Drought In Horn Of Africa – UNICEF - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 23, 2022
UNICEF said that between February and April, the number of children facing the impact of drought including acute hunger, malnutrition, and thirst increased from 7.25 million to at least 10 million.
The UN agency has revised its emergency appeal from 119 million dollars to nearly 250 million dollars to reflect the growing need across the region.
According to UNICEF, more than 1.7 million children across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia require urgent treatment for severe acute malnutrition.
It warned that if rains fell in the coming weeks, the number of children that would require urgent treatment for severe acute malnutrition in the three countries would rise to two million.