A UNICEF report released in October indicates that Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia have experienced a third consecutive failed rainy season, leaving over 7 million children under the age of five severely malnourished. Drought has caused food prices to soar and led to mass livestock deaths among pastoralists, while conflict and climate change have exacerbated the crisis. The World Food Programme warns that without urgent action, the region could face a large-scale famine.
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