El Niño Threatens to Worsen Food & Health Crises Across Southern Africa, UN Warns
El Niño Threatens to Worsen Food & Health Crises Across Southern Africa, UN Warns
The rapidly intensifying phenomenon is expected to bring below-average rainfall and higher temperatures across the region from October to April, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned.
Key Details:
🟠Countries Most at Risk: Zimbabwe, southern and central Mozambique, southern Malawi, Zambia, and southern Angola are expected to be hardest hit.
🟠Current Food Insecurity: Approximately 13.3 million people are already experiencing acute food shortages, with Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar, and Zambia accounting for nearly 90% of those affected.
🟠Children at Risk: The UN expressed particular concern over child malnutrition, especially in Angola, Madagascar, and Mozambique.
🟠Displacement: The region hosts about 586,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, primarily in Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia, and Malawi—populations especially vulnerable to rising food prices and service disruptions.
🟠Other Hazards: Localized flooding and cyclones remain possible, particularly in northern Mozambique, Malawi, northeastern Zambia, and Tanzania.
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