Somalia child hunger crisis deepens after aid cuts, UNICEF says
The drought-stricken country has recorded a 32 percent jump in the number of children treated for severe malnutrition. Life-threatening malnutrition among children is spiking in Somalia as more than 200 health and nutrition facilities were forced to shutter following cuts to international aid, the United Nations has warned.
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- Fact 1: The drought-stricken country has recorded a 32 percent jump in the number of children treated for severe malnutrition.
- Fact 2: Life-threatening malnutrition among children is spiking in Somalia as more than 200 health and nutrition facilities were forced to shutter following cuts to international aid, the United Nations has warned.
- Fact 3: The East African country has seen a 32 percent jump in the number of children admitted to facilities with severe acute malnutrition and complications in the first six months of 2026, UNICEF said on Friday.
- Fact 4: Thousands flee drought in Somalia amid sharp aid decline Suspected Somali pirates seize tanker near Yemen amid wave of hijackings Somali army clashes with rebel forces for control of key city Baidoa Nearly 1.9 million children are projected to be malnourished this year.
The drought-stricken country has recorded a 32 percent jump in the number of children treated for severe malnutrition. Life-threatening malnutrition among children is spiking in Somalia as more than 200 health and nutrition facilities were forced to shutter following cuts to international aid, the United Nations has warned.
The East African country has seen a 32 percent jump in the number of children admitted to facilities with severe acute malnutrition and complications in the first six months of 2026, UNICEF said on Friday. Thousands flee drought in Somalia amid sharp aid decline Suspected Somali pirates seize tanker near Yemen amid wave of hijackings Somali army clashes with rebel forces for control of key city Baidoa Nearly 1.9 million children are projected to be malnourished this year. “In Somalia today, aid cuts are closing doors to healthcare, shutting down nutrition services, and pushing water, education and protection further out of reach,” UNICEF spokesman James Elder told reporters in Geneva, speaking via video from Nairobi.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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