Famine looms in parts of Somalia between October and December and will likely last at least four to six months, the United Nations humanitarian chief warned, amid skyrocketing global food prices and worsening drought, conflict and mass displacement.
Martin Griffiths, who heads the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said on Monday an analysis shows "concrete indications" that famine will occur in two areas, the Baidoa and Burhakaba districts, of Somalia's southern Bay region.
