The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, warned that Somalia stands on the “brink of famine” due to the worst drought in four decades. “One and a half million children across Somalia will face acute malnutrition” by next month, Griffiths asserted, if the situation continues unchecked. According to the Somalia Food Security and Nutrition “up to 7.1 million people across Somalia need urgent, multi-sectoral assistance in order to treat and prevent acute malnutrition and reduce the number of ongoing hunger-related deaths.”