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East Africa’s Growing Food Crisis: What to Know
By Michelle Gavin, CFR Expert
March 16, 2022 12:58 pm (EST)
Conflicts in Ethiopia and Ukraine are exacerbating food scarcity in a region where millions of people already suffer from severe hunger.
How dire is food scarcity in East Africa?
The Horn of Africa is in the midst of a desperate food security crisis. Last month, the World Food Program indicated that some thirteen million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, face severe hunger. The worst could be yet to come: the Food and Agriculture Organization has warned that over the course of 2022, fifteen to twenty million people in those three countries could face serious food insecurity. At the same time, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that more than five million children—whose physical and cognitive development can be permanently damaged by inadequate nutrition—in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are acutely at risk. The outlook for the region has only grown worse in recent weeks, as global shocks associated with the Ukraine crisis worsen food security projections.
An infographic explaining levels of hunger and food insecurity...
East Africa’s Growing Food Crisis: What to Know
By Michelle Gavin, CFR Expert
March 16, 2022 12:58 pm (EST)
Conflicts in Ethiopia and Ukraine are exacerbating food scarcity in a region where millions of people already suffer from severe hunger.
How dire is food scarcity in East Africa?
The Horn of Africa is in the midst of a desperate food security crisis. Last month, the World Food Program indicated that some thirteen million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, face severe hunger. The worst could be yet to come: the Food and Agriculture Organization has warned that over the course of 2022, fifteen to twenty million people in those three countries could face serious food insecurity. At the same time, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that more than five million children—whose physical and cognitive development can be permanently damaged by inadequate nutrition—in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are acutely at risk. The outlook for the region has only grown worse in recent weeks, as global shocks associated with the Ukraine crisis worsen food security projections.
An infographic explaining levels of hunger and food insecurity...