The image showcases the gravity of the food security crisis in Somalia. A staggering one million individuals in the country are on the brink of being propelled into an ever-worsening state of food insecurity, joining the already-existing 3.4 million who are grappling with extreme levels of hunger. The World Food Program warns that this predicament is the result of a damaging blend of drought and inflation that has left one-fourth of the population without any food options.

This heart-wrenching scenario is happening just three years after Somalia narrowly avoided descending into history’s longest recorded famine. Hence, hundreds of thousands of people in countries like Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Niger are facing a perilous risk of losing their lives due to severe undernourishment.

We welcome Jean-Martin Bauer, the Director of Food Security and Nutrition Analysis at the World Food Program, to dive deeper into the matter and discuss possible solutions to this alarming issue.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250309-world-food-program-warns-1-million-more-somalis-face-food-insecurity