Somalia is facing a major humanitarian crisis and could experience a dramatic worsening of hunger in the coming months if new funding is not released quickly, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
The UN agency indicated that it might be forced to interrupt part of its humanitarian aid as early as July due to a lack of sufficient resources.
According to the WFP, approximately six million Somalis—nearly a third of the population—are currently suffering from acute food insecurity. Nearly 1,9 million children are affected by acute malnutrition.
The organization explains that several seasons of insufficient rainfall have devastated crops and livestock, worsening a situation already weakened by armed conflict and persistent insecurity in the country.
The WFP also stresses that significant cuts in international aid and disruptions to supply chains linked to the war in the Middle East are further complicating the delivery of humanitarian assistance.
"Somalia is facing an extremely serious malnutrition crisis," the agency said, calling on the international community to urgently mobilize new funding to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
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