Somalia faces a rapidly deteriorating hunger crisis that could escalate into famine without urgent funding, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday. Two failed rainy seasons, conflict, and mass displacement have pushed millions into severe food insecurity, WFP Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response Ross Smith told reporters in Geneva.

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) – considered the world’s largest humanitarian organisation – was at the forefront of the global response to the devastating Ethiopian Famine of 1984 and 1985, during which more than a million people died.

Cindy McCain announced she is stepping down as head of the World Food Programme, citing health issues and calling the work "the honor of a lifetime."