Food experts say shipment is drop in bucket for drought-hit Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia but hope supplies pick up
The UN ship, which docked in Djibouti on 30 August carrying 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat, is unloaded.The UN ship, which docked in Djibouti on 30 August carrying 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat, is unloaded.Last modified on Tue 30 Aug 2022 15.30 BSTfor people in the hungriest parts of the world has docked at Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, as areas of east Africa are badly affected by deadly drought and conflict.of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, the country to which the shipment is going.
How any of the grain will reach Tigray is in question, as humanitarian deliveries by road and air have been suspended during fighting between Tigray and Ethiopian government forces. However, Ethiopia’s neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions are expected to benefit. The WFP has said the 23,000 metric tonnes of grain on the first ship are enough to feed 1.5 million people on full rations for a month. But the UN has said in Tigray alone, 2.4 million people are facing severe food shortages and that 20 million people across Ethiopia face hunger.region are going hungry because of drought, and thousands have died. Somalia has been especially hard hit because at least 90% of its grain came from Ukraine and Russia before Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Food security experts have said it could take weeks for people in African countries to receive grain from Ukraine, and even longer for the grain to bring down high food prices that have caused despair and provoked protests in many countries.Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you through the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morningNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties.
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