WFP Official Warns of Worse Conditions in Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa

As millions of children in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia face severe acute malnutrition

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the most life-threatening form of hunger

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the region is also confronting a dramatic water shortage with close to 24 million people now struggling to access clean water

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Urgent action is needed to ensure that these children and families get the support they need.

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UNICEF is appealing for $759 million to provide essential aid to children and their families in 2023

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These funds will be used to support education, water and sanitation

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and child protection, all of which were significantly underfunded this year.

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