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Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, 173,000 more than during the 2011 famine, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday. UNTV CH

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said that the reality caused by the drought in Somalia is “unprecedented”, warning the possible “horror of famine coming to the Horn of Africa.” UNIFEED

Venezuelan migrants defy deadly desert conditions on their journey to Chile, moving along one of the most extensive migration routes in the world, said the International Organization for Migration. IOM

Famine is looming over parts of Somalia and lives of millions are at risk, United Nations warned, calling for immediate scale-up of assistance to devastated rural communities. FAO

“Unprecedented numbers” of children in Somalia are facing a “malnutrition crisis,” UNICEF warned on Tuesday. UNTV CH

In Somalia, the United Nation World Food Programme is delivering life-saving assistance to more people than ever before, reaching 3.7 million people with relief and over 300,000 with nutrition support - but famine is now an imminent reality unless immediate and drastic action is taken. WFP

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths told reporters, “we are in the last minute of the eleventh hour to avoid a full-blown disaster in Somalia.” OCHA

The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. UNTV CH

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said that the flooding in Pakistan has led to new outbreaks of diarrheal diseases, skin infections, respiratory tract infections, malaria, dengue, and more. WHO

The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, led a field mission to Adediang and Malakal, Upper Nile State, where thousands of people displaced due to the recent fighting in Tonga. OCHA