ADDIS ABABA: Drought conditions in the Horn of Africa region have displaced around 2.7 million people, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday, reported Xinhua.
In a regional situation update report, the WFP said 1.7 million people in Somalia, 516,000 people in Ethiopia and 466,000 people in Kenya have been displaced by drought.
The report disclosed that the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees in drought-affected areas of the three countries is exacerbating food insecurity in the region.
“The Horn of Africa region has experienced severe drought following consecutive seasons below-normal rainfall since the late 2020, impacting agriculture, livestock, vegetation, water resources, livelihoods and grazing resources,” the report said.
The UN agency estimated that prolonged drought in the region has left 23.4 million people acutely food insecure and 5.1 million children acutely malnourished.
Earlier this year, the WFP warned that the occurrence of another poor rainy season between March to May 2023 will have devastating consequences for communities across the Horn of Africa region. – BERNAMA-XINHUA
