ABOUT 4.3 MILLION PEOPLE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HIGH LEVELS OF ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY; 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM ACUTE MALNUTRITION

Issued: September 18, 2023

The IPC Acute Food Insecurity classification based on household surveys and field assessments conducted in June and July 2023 and subsequent analysis in August 2023 show that more than 3.7 million people are experiencing Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3 or above) outcomes between August and September 2023. This number is expected to increase to 4.3 million people between October to December 2023. The key drivers of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in Somalia include the combined effects of blow average and poorly distributed rainfall, flooding, the extended impact of multi-season drought in pastoral areas, limited household access to food due to income constraints and elevated food prices, continued insecurity, and conflict in many parts of central and southern Somalia and in Lasaanod (Sool), and low coverage of humanitarian assistance.

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