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Six million Somalis face acute hunger as drought and conflict worsen

A health worker measures a Somali baby for malnutrition at Feynuus Nutrition Centre on the outskirts of Mogadishu in August, 2026.
A health worker measures a Somali baby for malnutrition at Feynuus Nutrition Centre on the outskirts of Mogadishu in August, 2026. © Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP Photo

Six million people in Somalia are facing acute hunger, with nearly two million children at emergency levels, as severe drought, conflict and falling humanitarian funding deepen what the UN describes as one of the world’s worst malnutrition crises. Medical charity MSF tells RFI it's sounding the alarm "before it's too late".

The World Food Programme (WFP), the UN agency providing food assistance, said around one third of Somalia’s population is now facing acute hunger, with nearly two million children expected to suffer from acute malnutrition this year.

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