Life more than 13 million people are threatened due to a strong drought in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. In Somalia now the most critical situation, since the natural crisis has aggravated hunger.
Scarlett visited Dadaab refugee camp, where tens of thousands of refugees fled: "The scale of poverty in Dadaab is just stunning," says the actress. - I met with a huge number of women, such as Khava, which is the local community leader; They all told about the infinite struggle of Somali residents with war and hunger, and now they had to leave the usual life and concentrate on solving issues on the occasion of initial needs. "
She also visited the Turkana region in the north of Kenya, where the population suffers from chronic drought, which destroyed their lives and livelihoods. "This long-term and increasing crisis is exacerbated by political conflict, hunger and drought, which can no longer be ignored. More than half of the dead Somalis are children, lost a whole generation. This is no longer the question that attracts the attention of some people for a while. Already, the world community must take extreme measures. "