Somalia Faces Sharp Rise in Acute Food Insecurity Amid Drought, Conflict
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative projects that 6.5 million people will experience high levels of acute food insecurity—IPC Acute Food Insecurity (AFI) Phase 3 or above—during the February-March 2026 dry season. This represents a sharp rise from 3.4 million people affected during the first quarter of 2025.
The crisis is worsened by limited humanitarian aid, with food assistance in January 2026 reaching only 17% of the 4.8 million people identified as in need, the IPC said.
“From January-December 2026, an estimated 1.84 million cases of children aged 6–59 months are expected to suffer acute malnutrition, including 483,000 severe cases that require urgent treatment,” the report said.
In response, Somalia, the UN, and humanitarian partners launched the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan last month, requesting $852 million to support 2.4 million people in need of lifesaving assistance and protection.
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