Rome, May 14, 2026 (AFP) - Poor rains, higher prices worsen hunger in Somalia: UN-backed experts

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2026-05-14

Six million people in Somalia are facing crisis levels of food insecurity from lack of rain and spiking food prices due to the Middle East war, UN-backed experts warned Thursday. The estimate would amount to nearly a third of the population, according to data from the UN-backed group monitoring hunger and malnutrition, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC). Compared with earlier estimates, an extra half a million peop......

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