In Somalia, AI is helping deliver food to hungry families

By Isaiah Steinberg 3 August 2026

Humanitarian AidAmid a deepening hunger crisis in Somalia, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to deliver aid to the people who need it most.

Although the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) cannot reach all 6 million Somalis facing hunger, data collected by its partners and analysed through AI tools in its hunger-tracking platform HungerMap Live help the agency position resources in specific areas before conditions deteriorate.Somalia faces climate change-induced droughts followed by flash floods and a brutal conflict that has persisted for 35 years and killed hundreds of thousands.The Horn of Africa country also imports most of its food, exposing it to global price shocks such as the current conflict in the Middle East.

In Somalia, AI is helping deliver food to hungry families

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