Somalia is currently facing severe food insecurity, with 4.6 million individuals experiencing food shortages, as reported by the United Nations on Tuesday.
Stéphane Dujarric, the UN Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, informed reporters that “1.8 million children under five are anticipated to be acutely malnourished this year.”
Dujarric also mentioned that food assistance has decreased by 50% compared to the previous year, and nearly 150 clinics have been impacted, resulting in “hundreds of thousands of individuals lacking access to essential healthcare in Somalia.