{
  "id": 16914699,
  "title": "IGAD sounds alarm over delayed disaster aid as 165M people face food crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/igad-sounds-alarm-over-delayed-disaster-aid-as-165m-people-face-food",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T14:18:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/igad-sounds-alarm-over-delayed-disaster-aid-as-165m-people-face-food-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has warned that delayed disaster-response funding is leaving vulnerable communities exposed to droughts, floods and conflict, as a new food security forecast projects that up to 165 million people across monitored countries could need urgent food assistance by April 2027. IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu said early warnings were […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}