Child Malnutrition Crisis Looms Across the Horn of Africa

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Child Malnutrition Crisis Looms Across the Horn of Africa


 A devastating drought across the Horn of Africa is fueling a sharp increase in malnutrition rates for children and families. The specter of famine is once again upon the subregion. Children— especially young children — are in the greatest danger.

Speaking from Gode Hospital in Ethiopia's Somali region in late April, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell raised the alarm: "The situation is rapidly deteriorating, especially for children experiencing severe malnutrition in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, where 1.7 million children require urgent treatment for severe acute malnutrition. If rains fail again in the coming weeks, this figure will rise to 2 million." It's the worst climate-induced emergency in 40 years. In just three months, the number of people without reliable access to clean and safe water has almost doubled, from 5.6 million to 10.5 million. "We are witnessing a crisis on the brink of a catastrophe, but immediate and collective action can avert the worst outcome," said Russell. "The crisis here in the Horn of Africa is not making headlines, but that doesn't make the threats to children and families any less dire. "We cannot turn our backs on the children in the Horn of Africa. It's not too late to prevent catastrophe, but we need the means to do it. And the window is closing as we speak."

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