According to a report released from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a panel of independent experts, including Action Against Hunger, parts of East Africa are facing catastrophic hunger levels.
Kate Munro, Head of Advocacy at Action Against Hunger UK, said:
“The effects of climate change, rising food and energy prices, and conflict place extreme pressures on communities around the world, but particularly in lower-income countries which bear the brunt of these stressors. The result: displacement on a mass scale and people not having access to basic essentials like food.
“With Somalia and neighbouring countries on the brink of famine, the clock is ticking. The UK Government must urgently scale up funding to save lives now and to prevent more people needing to abandon their homes and livelihoods.”
“Failure to act at scale is a dereliction of duty. We do not want to wake up one day to extreme famine when right now we have all the knowledge and tools to prevent it.”
Notes to editor
- Interviews with Action Against Hunger UK’s spokespeople including Kate Munro available upon request. Contact Lucy or David on press@actionagainsthunger.org.uk or 0208293 6130 to arrange.
- Action Against Hunger is the world’s leading charity stopping life-threatening hunger in its tracks. By training parents and healthcare workers to spot the signs, we get life-saving care to people who need it. Action Against Hunger’s research drives forward understanding of how to predict, prevent and treat life-threatening hunger. With unbeatable knowledge and unstoppable determination, the charity supported more than 26 million people across 51 countries in 2021.
- For more information, please visit Action Against Hunger UK’s website or follow Action Against Hunger UK on Twitter and Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.