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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lizzy Davies

‘We need your help’: Bishops plead with UK to aid drought-ravaged Horn of Africa

Somalis escaping drought-stricken areas carry their belongings at a makeshift camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu.
Somalis escaping drought-stricken areas carry their belongings at a makeshift camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu. Photograph: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP

Dozens of bishops from drought-ravaged east Africa have appealed to the UK government to urgently get more funding to those in need, warning that Britain’s rapid response to the Ukraine crisis must not come at the expense of lives elsewhere.

As the worst drought for four decades tightens its grip on Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, with millions facing acute hunger, the group of 44 Anglican bishops criticised the international community for not paying attention to early warnings or backing up rhetoric with sufficient funds.

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