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Food insecurity and acute malnutrition in Somalia have not reached “IPC Phase 5 Famine” levels between October and December 2022, although the situation there is still a crisis, U.N. agencies and aid groups said today.

[File Image] : Internally displaced boys from a drought hit area play with handmade toys at a makeshift settlement in Dollow, Somalia[File Image] : Internally displaced boys from a drought hit area play with handmade toys at a makeshift settlement in Dollow, Somalia

The assessment was issued by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification , which sets the global standard for determining the severity of food crises. The IPC said in a report that following the commendable response efforts of humanitarian actors and local communities, the food insecurity and acute malnutrition situation has not reached famine levels.

 

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