2m Ugandans Threatened by Severe Hunger - Oxfam

Oxfam has warned that at least two million Ugandans are threatened by severe hunger as a result of a prolonged drought.

Oxfam, which has now launched an emergency appeal for US$15 million to feed more than 23 million people faced by hunger across East Africa, says that in some instances, large numbers of animals have died because of drought.

The organisation says that, “A severe and persistent five-year drought, deepened by climate change, is now stretching across seven countries in the region and exerting a heavy human toll, made worse by high food prices and violent conflict. The worst affected countries are Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Uganda.”

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