The United Nations World Food Program calls on the international community to provide immediate support, saying that eastern Africa has suffered the worst drought in the last 40 years, with more than 13 million people facing severe hunger. I am.
East Africa has suffered the worst droughts in 40 years, according to the WFP, of which more than 13 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia have suffered severe hunger. It means that you are facing.
It is estimated that 5.7 million people in Ethiopia and 2.8 million people in Kenya are in need of food assistance, and 4.6 million people will surge by May if humanitarian assistance is not provided in Somalia. It is said that it will fall into a state of food insecurity.
In these areas, rising food prices due to the effects of drought and fewer agricultural jobs have made it even more difficult for citizens to buy food.
A WFP spokesman said that the immediate support for 4.5 million people in the region would require $ 327 million, or more than JPY 37 billion in Japanese yen. However, it is necessary to take immediate action to prevent damage, "he said, calling for prompt support from the international community.