Drought, floods, conflict, high food prices and dwindling harvests are pushing Somali families to the brink of hunger

A total 4.6 million people are expected to be in crisis levels of hunger by June, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, while 1.5 million children have acute malnutrition.

The World Food Programme (WFP) is addressing emergency needs while also implementing long-term initiatives to tackle the root causes of hunger. We aim to reach 820,000 people each month with life-saving food assistance.

However, a critical funding gap means WFP is forced to prioritize, reduce and even halt assistance at a time when hunger is once again on the rise.

We urgently need US$243 million for life-saving operations up to September 2025.

What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the Somalia emergency

Crisis response
WFP, the largest humanitarian agency in Somalia, saves lives by providing food and nutrition assistance to people in crisis. WFP works both directly and through over 100 partners, even in areas where insecurity makes access challenging. Somalia is also home to WFP’s largest use of anticipatory action in Africa, helping drought-affected households to prepare for poor rainy seasons with cash transfers and information campaigns.
Resilience
WFP changes lives in Somalia by helping to build sustainable, long-term resilience at community, state and national level against recurrent shocks like drought and flooding. This includes working with the Government to implement social protection programmes; strengthening climate-smart food systems (for example by training smallholder farmers and linking them to new markets); and developing the capacity of national institutions to sustainably address hunger.
Government and UN integration
WFP works with all levels of government in alignment with Somalia’s Ninth National Development Plan, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, and the Humanitarian Response Plan. One example is WFP’s support for Baxnaano, a government-owned national safety net. WFP’s work is integrated with the broader United Nations, including joint programming with the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Food and Agriculture Organization.

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