Somalia - Humanitarian Aid Cuts Leave Millions of Children Vulnerable to Hunger

UN warns humanitarian aid cuts leave millions of children vulnerable to hunger in Somalia

The UN warned on Friday that the global decrease in funding for humanitarian aid has forced aid programmes and facilities in Somalia to shut down and is resulting in increasingly severe consequences for Somali children. According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)’s spokesperson, James Elder, aid cuts closed doors to healthcare and deprived people, including children, of access to water and education. The UN reported that the unprecedented cuts …

Somalia - Humanitarian Aid Cuts Leave Millions of Children Vulnerable to Hunger

The global funding crisis for humanitarian work is taking a growing toll on the most vulnerable children in Somalia, where some aid programmes and facilities have been forced to shut down.

Somalia Seeks to Avert a Humanitarian Disaster, Hiiraan Online Reports – Axadle

Somalia is confronting hunger on a scale the country has not experienced in years, with about six million people facing severe food shortages. The World Food Programme attributes the crisis to a punishing combination of drought, conflict and displacement, all of which have left families struggling to secure enough food. More than three decades of […]

UNICEF Warns: Somalia’s Child Crisis Deepens as 205 Health Facilities Close

At least 205 health and nutrition facilities have closed across Somalia amid severe humanitarian funding cuts, leaving children increasingly vulnerable to malnutrition, preventable illnesses, and other risks, UNICEF reported.