It declared a famine in two large southern regions of the war-torn country in July.
"Famine is expected to spread across all regions of the south in the coming four to six weeks," said the UN Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit.
More than 11 million people have been affected by the worst drought in 60 years in the Horn of Africa.
The UN's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) said that famine was "likely to persist until at least December 2011".
Evidence from malnutrition and mortality rates shows that famine thresholds have been surpassed in two rural districts of the Middle Shabelle region - Balcad and Cadale - as well as the parts in and around the capital, Mogadishu, where there are camps for displaced people.]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14394659
From the International Relief and Development Fund: [Over 12 million people across the Horn of Africa are in need of emergency assistance to survive the region's worst drought in a generation. IRD's Relief office's First Responders team will coordinate an emergency response in eastern Ethiopia to provide water, sanitation, hygiene, and supplemental feedings focused on helping the most vulnerable.
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