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2.6M people facing water shortages due to severe drought conditions in Somalia, says UNICEF

By Osman
Last updated: December 11, 2021
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UNICEF on Friday called for urgent action to address Somalia’s critical water needs due to the worsening drought in the Horn of an African country.

Some 2.6 million people are facing water shortages due to severe drought conditions in Somalia, according to a UNICEF statement.

“Water scarcity and drought conditions have contributed to increased water prices leading to displacements, diarrhea-related morbidity and malnutrition in many parts of Somalia,” the statement said.

The current worst affected regions in Somalia include Gedo, Bay, Bakol, Lower Jubba, Galgadud, Mudug and parts of Bari, Nugaal, Sool, Sanaag, Togdheer, and Hiraan regions.

The statement said that more than 2 million people in 66 districts are in acute need and will require immediate lifesaving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for the next six months.

Among the most at risk are 1.7 million children and women who are exposed to protection risks due to limited water resources.

“Without urgent scale-up of WASH services, over 3 million people will be in acute need by end of March 2022 and will not have access to the minimum daily water requirement of 45L per family,” according to UNICEF.

Somalia is currently battling the worst drought in decades which has already claimed the lives of at least seven people, including five children, in the country’s Gedo region.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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