United Nations, April 27 (RHC)-- The United Nations is warning half of Somalia’s population -- nearly 8.3 million people -- will need humanitarian assistance this year amid Somalia’s worst drought in decades. 
 
 Secretary-General António Guterres said that nations must act now to prevent a catastrophe: “A devastating drought has already resulted in the tragic loss of 43,000 lives in 2022 alone.  It has led to the displacement of 1.4 million Somalis, with women and children making up 80 percent.  And rising food prices are naturally aggravating hunger and malnutrition. Poor and vulnerable communities are pushed by the drought to the brink of starvation.  And the situation can get worse.”