Flags at the UN building. File photoUN Sep 12 The UN needs $1 billion to prevent famine in Somalia, UN Under Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said at a virtual food security event. Somali famine will appear in two regions of the country between October and December 2022. As Griffiths pointed out, more than 400,000 children live in these two zones, who will face hunger. «Humanitarian organizations are mobilizing resources. In Somalia alone, we need a billion dollars,» Griffiths said, noting that the organization will be asking for these funds from donors over the next weeks in New York. From September 20 to 26, New York will host a high-level week of the UN General Assembly session, which will bring together leaders and ministers from around the world. As Griffiths said, «in the fight against hunger, hunger wins in too many places.» This year, he said, «up to 205 million people will face crisis levels of hunger or worse in 45 countries.» «More than 880,000 people are already starving or have died of starvation,» he said. We are talking about countries such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. «And that's 10 times more people than five years ago — 10 times more than during the 2016-2017 crisis,» Griffiths concluded. .jpg» />»And suddenly — death from starvation». What is happening with the Western economy?
