Uganda: Food, Water Crisis Looms for Thousands

Thousands of people in 36 of Uganda's 112 districts are at risk of serious food and water shortages due to drought attributed to the La Niña weather phenomenon.

A young boy receives relief items from workers of the Uganda Red Cross society.

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