UNICEF worries that without greater action and investment, “we are facing the death of children on a scale not seen in half a century.”
“Lower the temperature — now,” said Mr Guterres. “Don’t flood the world today; don’t drown it tomorrow.”
Mr Dujarric said the humanitarian needs prior to the floods were only funded at 34 per cent as of mid-August – with $171 million received out of $510 million needed.
The WMO said on Friday that forecasts for October-December show high chances of drier-than-average conditions.
The MV Brave Commander departed with 23,000 tonnes of wheat for WFP’s response in the Horn of Africa.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the last 70 years.
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Countries in the Horn of Africa are Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan.
The U.S. warning was delivered via an address by Jeffrey Feltman, the U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa.
