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As the worst drought in four decades continues to wreak havoc across the Horn of Africa, several governments including Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, are struggling to respond to the crisis amidst dwindling resources.
The drought has resulted in catastrophic levels of humanitarian need and environmentalists and stakeholders are hopeful that COP27, which Egypt will host, will address the crisis.
Currently, more than 20 million people are on the brink of starvation, 10 million of them children.
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