Somalia: Somalia Teeters On the Brink of Catastrophe As Hunger Crisis Deepens

"This is not a distant warning. This is a crisis that is unfolding right now and it's deepening quickly."

That's the verdict delivered on Friday by World Food Programme (WFP) Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth upon his return from Somalia, where millions are once again being pushed toward the brink of famine.

The UN's emergency food agency is warning that nearly six million people - roughly one in three Somalis - now face acute hunger, including two million already experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity, just one step away from famine.