The United Nations has expressed concern about food insecurity in Somalia. It says the country is likely to suffer from below average harvest due to flooding and storm. In a report, the UN food agency also points out an alarming level of malnutrition in the African nation.The UN's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit, in its latest assessment, says below average harvest is expected in most parts of Somalia. It has highlighted poor rainfall, flooding and a devastating storm in the north eastern Puntland region as key reasons for the poor harvest in early 2014.
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Health experts say that malnutrition remains a major challenge for many despite the end of the famine. They say that it's very hard tackling malnutrition in a country that has such a large IDP population like Somalia.
The analysis from the UN agency has pointed out a nutritional improvement among displaced people in the towns of Baidoa, Bossaso, Dhuusamarreeb, Dhobley, Hargeysa and Mogadishu. There are still many displaced who remain in chaotic condition such as Kismayo and Dhobley settlements in southern Somalia.
Other affected areas hosting displaced people mentioned include those in Qardho of Puntland and Berbera in the breakaway region of Somaliland. Earlier this year, the UN Global Humanitarian Response launched an appeal that sought an estimated $928 million for 3.2 million Somalis in need.