More than 23 million people are facing the risk of famine in Yemen and Somalia, according to figures by the United Nations.
Aid agencies estimate that a total of 6.8 million people in Yemen are deemed to be in a state of emergency โ one step from famine on the five-point integrated food security phase classification (IPC), the standard international measure.

Yemen at โpoint of no returnโ
Another 10.2 million Yemenis are facing food insecurity, a 21% increase in hunger levels in Yemen, the Arab worldโs poorest country, since mid-2016.
โWe keep on talking about a country thatโs on the brink of famine, but for me these numbers highlight that weโre at the point of no return,โ Mark Kaye, Save the Childrenโs Yemen spokesperson, said.
โIf things are not done now we are going to be looking back on this and millions of children will have starved to death, and weโll all have been aware of this for some time. That will shame us as an international community for years to come.โ
Yemen fell into civil war in 2014 when the countryโs Shia Houthi group overran the capital Sanaa and other parts of the country.

Somalia: โPeople are dying of hungerโ
In Somalia, there are 6.2 million drought-affected people in need of immediate assistance, including food, water and sanitation, health and nutrition, protection and shelter.
Celebrities team up to help
In an effort to raise funds for the people of Somalia, a handful of world figures teamed up to launch a campaign to fill a Turkish Airlines plane with supplies to the famine victims in the Horn of Africa country.
The campaign aims to raise $1 million in ten days for the people in drought-ravaged Somalia.
โWhat we want to do together with you isnโt like anything done in the past,โ the team wrote on their GoFundMe campaign page.
โWe are promising you, the makers of this movement, full transparencyโฆyou will know where every dollar went, you will know all the successes of our mission, and all the struggles.โ
Now itโs your turn to take part and help Muslim charities to provide food, water and shelter in the distressed areas:
Islamic Relief
Muslim Aid
United Muslim Relief
Islamic Help
Muslim Hands