Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis. Your support can help save lives.
Right now, children across Somalia are experiencing the devastating effects of severe drought, as the country faces its fifth consecutive failed rainy seasons. Combined with increased conflict within the region and soaring food prices, the humanitarian situation is dire.
Drought, looming hunger and conflict have led to forced displacement. An estimated 1.5 million people have been forced to leave their homes since January 2022 in search of help and are living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps with limited access to food, shelter, water, and sanitation. And with many children and their families relying on untreated water from shallow wells and drought-affected rivers, there are increasing concerns for public health as measles and cholera cases spike.
The incredible response from humanitarian and local communities to-date has ensured the dire situation in parts of Somalia have not reached famine levels. However, from April 2023, approximately 8.3 million people across Somalia are expected to face a food insecurity crisis unless additional funding is received to help deliver urgently needed supplies.
The children of Somalia need your help today. Your generous donation will help UNICEF fearlessly deliver urgent life-saving supplies and therapeutic food to children in need.
Somalia’s Looming Famine: There is no place to go back to
1.8 m
In 2023, an estimated 1.8 million children under five face acute malnutrition
6.5 m
people - 31.3 per cent of the population - are suffering from acute food insecurity.
Somalia is on the brink of famine
Support UNICEF Australia today to help us send urgently needed micronutrient powders and life-saving malnutrition treatment to children in Somalia, across the Horn of Africa and beyond.
What is a famine?
A famine is the most severe phase of a food crisis and must fulfil all of the following three criteria:
When in a given area, at least 20% of households are facing an extreme lack of food
At least 30% of children under five are suffering from wasting or other forms of acute malnutrition
At least 2 in 10,000 people are dying each day to outright starvation or to malnutrition and disease
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Somalia is on the brink of famine
Support UNICEF Australia today to help us send urgently needed micronutrient powders and life-saving malnutrition treatment to children in Somalia, across the Horn of Africa and beyond.