A total of $272 million is needed by the United Nations World Food Programme in a span of five months to bring the malnutrition problem that has taken over drought-hit Somalia under control. The UNWFP headquarters in Dubai is sending over 47 metric tonnes of high energy biscuits and medical equipment to parts of Somalia, where more than 100 people have literally starved to death. "We are airlifting 47 metric tonnes of high energy biscuits to Mogadishu. The high energy biscuits and supplies are being airlifted because of the limited access humanitarian organisations have in the country. North eastern Nigeria, Yemen and South Sudan are also facing the same problem - malnutrition and disease caused by loss of crops, livestock or due to conflict.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 19, 2017 17:15 UTC