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UN: Somalia's Drought May Have Killed 43K in 2022

  • #Somalia
  • #Kenya
  • #Ethiopia
  • #Ukraine
  • #Weather
  • #Drought
  • #Headlines
  • #World
  • #Climate change
  • #Mali
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story
MAR 2023
Image copyright: Al Jazeera and news agencies
story last updated MAR 2023

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The current humanitarian crises in Somalia and the larger Horn of Africa region are due to multiple factors — including prolonged drought, climate change, the prolonged conflict caused by an insurgency led by the al-Shabaab armed group, and soaring food prices due to the war in Ukraine. With the world's attention focused on the Ukraine war, protracted humanitarian crises have been exacerbated due to funding shortfalls. Donors need to support the continued vital work of the international humanitarian aid system.

Axios

Establishment-critical narrative

An estimated 60M children under five years are experiencing acute malnutrition globally, and each year 2M children die. In Somalia alone, half of all children, nearly 2M, are suffering from acute malnutrition. The international community must mount a far more effective global response overall that will break the cycle of chronic and recurrent humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa.

ReliefWeb

Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

Somalia drought may have killed 43,000 in 2022, half under 5: UN
Al JazeeraJUL 2023
Report estimates 43,000 Somalians died during the country's longest drought on record
FOX NewsJUL 2023
Somalia drought blamed for some 43,000 deaths, half of them children, as climate change and conflict collide
CBSJUL 2023
First Official Estimate of Somalia’s Drought Shows 43,000 Dead
New York TimesJUL 2023
Somalia Drought Killed 43,000 People Last Year, Study Finds
Wall Street JournalJUL 2023

More neutral establishment stance articles

Somalia drought: 43,000 died in 2022 and this year’s toll will be higher, study finds
IndependentJUL 2023