The La Nina natural disaster will have a major impact on food insecurity in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net) revealed that La Nina conditions in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya were expected to force 20 million people into food insecurity next year. FEWS NET said more than 20 million people in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya will need urgent humanitarian food assistance in 2022. Three weeks ago, UN aid agencies were forced to stop food aid relief in northern Ethiopia, where an estimated 9.4 million are food insecure after warehouses were looted. Getty Images Getty Images"Large quantities of humanitarian food supplies, including nutritional items for malnourished children, have been stolen," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told journalists.

Source: News 24 December 31, 2021 06:55 UTC