The Associated Press published on 20 March 2023 an article titled "Report: 43,000 Estimated Dead During Somalia's Drought Last Year" by Cara Anna.
An estimated 43,000 people died during Somalia's drought in 2022. As many as 34,000 are forecast to die in the first half of 2023, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.
WHO and UNICEF published a summary of the report titled "From Insight to Action: Examining Mortality in Somalia."
