WFP seeks 418 mln USD to ramp up aid in Horn of Africa amid famine threats

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WFP seeks 418 mln USD to ramp up aid in Horn of Africa amid famine threats

STORY: WFP seeks 418 mln USD to ramp up aid in Horn of Africa amid famine threats DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:46 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of IDP (internally displaced persons) camp 2. various of people receiving food assistance 3. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVID BEASLEY, WFP Executive Director 4. various of camels crossing drought stricken desert 5. various of people getting water and food aid 6. various of nutrition testing STORYLINE: The World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday some 418 million U.S. dollars are urgently needed over the next six months to scale up assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels of hunger soar after back-to-back droughts and the threat of famine looms. WFP said the severe drought across the Horn of Africa is expected to continue in the coming months, with a fifth poor rainy season forecast later this year. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVID BEASLEY, WFP Executive Director "Climate change has impacted the entire world. And where I stand here in the

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