The Drought Situation Report No.7 of May 2022 indicates that  6.1 million people have been affected by the drought emergency, of whom 771,400 have been displaced from their homes in search of water, food, and pasture.  The majority of these are women and children. According to the UNOCHA Somalia Water Shortage Update of April 2022, an estimated 4.2 million people in Somalia are facing acute water shortages with over 159 strategic communal boreholes in need of urgent upgrading to...

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