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STORY: WFP / SOMALIA HUNGER IPC REPORT
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SOURCE: WFP
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
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10 FEBRUARY 2026, PUNTLAND, SOMALIA
1. Drone shot, Butunbuto village in Nugaal region which is heavily affected by drought.
2. Various shots, A woman taking her goats to graze.
People in Puntland are primarily pastoralists and rely heavily on rainfall for their livelihoods. Families are struggling after three consecutive failed rainyseasons in the north.
11 FEBRUARY 2026, PUNTLAND, SOMALIA
3. Various shots, a mother and her son take their goats to graze as they look for the nearest water pond - a structure used to collect rainwater during the rainy season, essential for mitigating severe drought conditions and supporting pastoralist communities during drought
4. Drone shot, a water pond in Mandhan with no water (NO SOUND)
23 FEBRUARY 2026, ROME, ITALY
5.SOUNDBITE (English) Marco Selva, WFP Deputy Country Director Somalia:
"Somalia is literally at the brink of a humanitarian crisis. There are compounding factors. Recurrent droughts. Somalia has been experiencing three failed rainy seasons. What we are lacking is resources, and we need resources now, we need to be able to prevent a further deterioration of the situation.”
6 JANUARY 2026, KISMAYO, SOMALIA
6. Various shots, a woman fetching water for cooking at Istanbul camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs)
7. Various shots, children being tested for malnutrition at a WFP nutrition point in Istanbul IDP camp
The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report confirmed fears of sharp escalation in hunger and malnutrition in Somalia.
The IPC analysis released today (24 Feb) projects a drastic deterioration of food security and nutrition by March driven by a national drought emergency causing severe water shortages, crop and livestock losses, and large‑scale displacement.
The report follows a warning from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) last week, sounding the alarm that its life‑saving emergency food and nutrition assistance in Somalia is at imminent risk of grinding to a halt without new immediate funding commitments.
Somalia is facing a drastic deterioration of food security and nutrition, driven by a national drought emergency that has led to severe water shortages, crop and livestock losses, and large‑scale displacement.
6.5 million people in Somalia are expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse (IPC 3 and 4) by March, an increase of 1.7 million people since January. This includes two million individuals experiencing severe hunger (IPC 4).
More than 1.8 million children under five will face acute malnutrition in 2026, almost half a million of them are likely to be severely malnourished. WFP is warning that its life saving food and nutrition assistance will grind to a halt within weeks if new resources aren't received.
