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Somalia Faces Hunger Crisis: $98 Million Urgently Needed

10/5/2025

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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns funding shortfalls will worsen Somalia's hunger crisis, with $98 million needed to support 800,000 through March 2026.
Emergency aid will fall from 1.1 million to 350,000 by November, covering 10% of those in need.
4.4 million Somalis are in crisis, with 1 million in emergency hunger and 1.8 million under five acutely malnourished.

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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns funding shortfalls will worsen Somalia's hunger crisis, with $98 million needed to support 800,000 through March 2026.
Emergency aid will fall from 1.1 million to 350,000 by November, covering 10% of those in need.
4.4 million Somalis are in crisis, with 1 million in emergency hunger and 1.8 million under five acutely malnourished.