The UN says more than 50,000
children in Somalia "face death" because of the ongoing drought
there.
A stark warning issued by the UN's humanitarian office,
Ocha, said the malnutrition situation is "alarming".
It added that nearly one million
Somalis, one in 12 of the population, "struggle... to meet their food
needs".
The drought in Somalia has been
partly caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon which has affected east and
southern Africa.
The worst-affected areas of the
country are parts of Puntland and the self-declared republic of Somaliland.
Many of those in need of help are
people who have been displaced by years of conflict in the country.
In all 4.7 million people, nearly
40% of the population, need some sort of humanitarian assistance.
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