UN: Somalia Drought Claims 43,000 Lives in 2022, Half of Them Children

A new report from the Somali government and UN suggests that around 43,000 people may have died in Somalia last year after several failed rainy seasons, with half of the fatalities thought to be in children under five. The crisis is "far from over", with 18,000-34,000 more deaths expected in the first six months of this year. In 2011, a famine in Somalia killed over a quarter of a million people. The UN says it needs $2.6bn (£2.1bn) for its Somalia drought response plan this year.