# UN official urges more funding as El Niño threatens Horn of Africa

https://mins.news/en/item/76507

- CGTN, 2026-09-28 01:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-28/UN-official-urges-more-funding-as-El-Nino-threatens-Horn-of-Africa-1QNzrgVgMhi/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Rein Paulsen of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization urged greater pooled funding to address the Horn of Africa’s worsening crisis and the looming El Niño threat. Only $44.1 million of the $193 million requested for FAO’s Sudan emergency portfolio has arrived. A joint appeal seeks $202 million to protect 8.8 million people in 22 high-risk countries.

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