Mary Robinson demands international action on El Nino events

The United Nations envoy, Mary Robinson, has accused the international community of being distracted and preoccupied by events like Brexit, as millions of Ethiopians suffer the worst drought in half a century.

The former president of Ireland has been briefed on the devastating impacts of the El Nino weather pattern and climate change. Rains and harvests have failed over the last year.

About 10m Ethiopians do not have enough food or are at risk of malnutrition, amid concerns it could spiral into the worst food emergency in the region since the mid-1980s.