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MOGADISHU — Amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions, the United Nations and relief organizations have issued strict warnings regarding the drought’s impact on Somalia, where over 4.4 million people (more than one-fifth of the population) face high levels of acute food insecurity between October and December 2025.
The drought’s effect on children is the most severe, with an estimated 1.85 million children under five projected to suffer from acute malnutrition until July 2026. The crisis is compounded by the failure of rainfall during the October-to-December period, leading to crop shortages and livelihood collapse.
In an urgent move, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Tom Fletcher, allocated $10 million USD from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for early intervention to combat the drought, targeting over 603,000 people.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) also warned that there is a critical need to increase humanitarian support to avoid widespread livelihood collapse and prevent loss of life, especially in affected areas like Galmudug state. Press reports, including those published by Mogadishu Press, affirm the scale of this climate catastrophe that disproportionately threatens women-headed households and persons with disabilities
