Six million people in Somalia are facing crisis levels of food insecurity from a lack of rain and spiking food and water prices due to the Middle East war, United Nations-backed experts and humanitarian groups have warned.
Issued on: 15/05/2026 - 13:55
Modified: 15/05/2026 - 13:56
Almost a third of the population is affected by food insecurity, according to data published Thursday from the UN-backed group monitoring hunger and malnutrition, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC).
Some 4.1 million people in Somalia are currently classified as being in the "crisis" phase of food insecurity and nearly 1.9 million people in the "emergency" phase – one step away from the "catastrophic" level, equal to famine.
