US Edition‘People Are Going to Die’: A Malnutrition Crisis Looms in the Wake of USAID Cuts
- Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis, with 4.6 million people experiencing acute food insecurity and 1.8 million children under five at risk of severe malnutrition this year, according to the United Nations.
- UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric warned that food assistance has dropped by over 50% compared to 2024, impacting access to care for hundreds of thousands.
- Funding cuts to U.S. humanitarian assistance, which accounted for 65% of Somalia's foreign aid, have exacerbated the crisis, as stated by Dr. Abdiqani Sheikh Omar.
- Without urgent funding, the situation will worsen, leading to greater suffering and loss of life, emphasized Dujarric, noting that 'people are going to die.
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