Famine conditions in Somalia have ended, UN says

Nairobi (RBC) Famine conditions have ended in war-torn Somalia six months after being first declared, the UN has said.

The improvement in access to food is due to a good harvest and significant humanitarian assistance, it said.

But recurrent droughts in the Horn of Africa mean hunger remains a threat, the Somalia Food Security Nutrition Analysis Unit said.

It said nearly a third of the population – some 2.34 million people – continued to need emergency support.

Source: BBC-World Serves