A stark warning issued by the UN's humanitarian office, Ocha, said the malnutrition situation is "alarming". It added that nearly one million Somalis, one in 12 of the population, "struggle... to meet their food needs". The drought in Somalia has been partly caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon which has affected east and southern Africa.
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