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As of August 2022 (the last available figure), there were 139.95 million people in 35 African countries living in Crisis or worse (IPC 3 or higher) acute food insecurity. That is an increase of 17% (20.26 million people) over the same number a year earlier (119.69 million people).
Alarming in the Horn of Africa is that, at least 36.1 million people have now been affected by the drought which began in October 2020.
UPC has noted with concern that the dry spell is currently a general problem across the country due to climate change that is brought about by deforestation and encroachment on wetlands hence the disastrous effects being faced as a country.
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