US EditionUN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought
UN and Somali government report nearly 6.5 million face severe hunger due to drought, conflict, and aid cuts, with 1.84 million children at risk of acute malnutrition.
- On Tuesday, the United Nations and Somalia's federal government said nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia face severe hunger, with IPC data projecting crisis levels by March end.
- After the October to December Deyr rains failed, an intensified drought linked to lower-than-average rainfall triggered crop failures and displacement, while funding cuts reduced humanitarian partners' assistance.
- The IPC analysis found 1.84 million children under five will suffer acute malnutrition this year, including nearly 500,000 severe cases, while about 278,000 people were displaced between July and December.
- In the coming months, officials warned urgent lifesaving assistance is essential, with no rainfall expected until the main rainy season from April to June, and the IPC urged a scale-up in hotspot areas.
- Even if the Gu rains perform at average levels, 5.5 million people are expected to remain in crisis later in 2026, as the scale of the crisis has nearly doubled since last year due to rising food prices and ongoing conflict.
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Food Scarcity In Somalia As Country Faces A Severe Hunger Crisis
Millions of people living in Somalia are struggling to find food as a severe hunger crisis grips the country. Six and a half million people are currently experiencing high levels of food insecurity, the United Nations’ (UN) World Food Program (WFP) reported on Tuesday. Officials from the UN and the Somali government have urged international humanitarian efforts in order to scale up life‑saving assistance to protect vulnerable communities. They w…
6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought
About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, the government and the United Nations said on Tuesday, sounding the alarm days after the UN's food agency warned that food aid could grind to a halt by April without new funding. Somalia declared a national drought emergency in November after years of failed rains, and other countries in the region have also been hit. More than a third of those facing acute malnutrition are ch…
Mogadishu. Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia face severe hunger because the worsening drought, internal conflicts and global aid cuts intensify the country’s humanitarian crisis, the federal government and United Nations agencies reported yesterday.
Millions in Somalia at risk of severe hunger from drought, says UN
Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country’s humanitarian crisis, the federal government and UN agencies said Tuesday.
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