\u201cNearly 6.5 million people in Somalia suffer from high levels of acute food insecurity, while more than 1.8 million children are acutely malnourished,\u201d a group of humanitarian organizations, including Save the Children International and SOS Children's Villages International, said in a May 20 joint statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAmong them, hundreds of thousands face severe acute malnutrition that requires urgent treatment.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not just numbers, but people in crisis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAccording to the organizations, these are not simply numbers, but represent children going to bed hungry, families forced from their homes by drought and recurrent conflict, and mothers struggling to make impossible decisions to keep their children alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These figures coincide with the data<\/a> The most recent April-June releases of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification initiative, a standardized global framework used to classify, measure and communicate the magnitude of food insecurity and food insecurity in the world. malnutrition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MapaSomaliaSituacionAfrica-894x1024.jpg\")
Somalia and countries in the Horn of Africa (@Wikimedia commons).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSolidarity and international support are essential<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBishop Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes of Djibouti, who is also the apostolic administrator of Mogadishu, appeals for continued international attention and solidarity, noting the fragile and complex humanitarian reality in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe humanitarian situation is really very serious,\u201d Bishop Daibes told OSV News, noting that the scale of the crisis is enormous, caused by recurrent droughts, forced displacement, food insecurity and climate crises, while available resources remain insufficient. \u201cFor this reason, continued international solidarity and support remain essential.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FamiliasomaliNinos.jpg\")
An internally displaced Somali family prepares breakfast in front of their makeshift shelter in Mogadishu May 7, 2026. (Photo by OSV News\/Feisal Omar, Reuters).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nMillions of people lack basic services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMillions of people lack essential services such as medical care and clean water, even though the Church, through Caritas Somalia and in collaboration with humanitarian organizations and international partners, continues to provide assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne can also see the resilience and dignity of the Somali people, as well as the continued efforts of local authorities and international partners to strengthen stability and promote recovery,\u201d the bishop said. 2However, humanitarian needs remain immense and require constant international attention and solidarity,\u201d Bishop Daibes told OSV News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement issued in late March, Caritas Somalia said that \u201cwomen, children and the elderly, already affected, are bearing the brunt of this worsening crisis,\u201d and warned that only 11 % of needed donor funds had been received. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe appeal to donors to mobilize urgently needed funds to provide vital services to the most vulnerable people, especially women and children,\u201d Caritas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials from humanitarian organizations say the crisis is worsening as economic pressures increase humanitarian needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ninosomalidesnutrido.jpg\")
An internally displaced Somali woman holds her malnourished child at the hospital in Baidoa, Somalia April 29, 2026. (Photo by OSV News\/Feisal Omar, Reuters).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHormuz closure: fuel prices rise to 150%<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMohammed Abdi, Somalia director for the Norwegian Refugee Council, said the country is suffering a major economic impact in addition to widespread famine, with fuel prices up by as much as 150 % and basic foodstuffs up by 50 % since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly 15% of the humanitarian response is funded. We are seeing the situation deteriorate in real time, while the resources are not there to stop it,\u201d Abdi said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The situation in Somalia was already precarious when the Trump administration shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)<\/a> in 2025, and the war with Iran exacerbated the problems of humanitarian aid organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMaritime transportation almost paralyzed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Solidarity and international support are essential<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBishop Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes of Djibouti, who is also the apostolic administrator of Mogadishu, appeals for continued international attention and solidarity, noting the fragile and complex humanitarian reality in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe humanitarian situation is really very serious,\u201d Bishop Daibes told OSV News, noting that the scale of the crisis is enormous, caused by recurrent droughts, forced displacement, food insecurity and climate crises, while available resources remain insufficient. \u201cFor this reason, continued international solidarity and support remain essential.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAn internally displaced Somali family prepares breakfast in front of their makeshift shelter in Mogadishu May 7, 2026. (Photo by OSV News\/Feisal Omar, Reuters).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nMillions of people lack basic services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMillions of people lack essential services such as medical care and clean water, even though the Church, through Caritas Somalia and in collaboration with humanitarian organizations and international partners, continues to provide assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne can also see the resilience and dignity of the Somali people, as well as the continued efforts of local authorities and international partners to strengthen stability and promote recovery,\u201d the bishop said. 2However, humanitarian needs remain immense and require constant international attention and solidarity,\u201d Bishop Daibes told OSV News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement issued in late March, Caritas Somalia said that \u201cwomen, children and the elderly, already affected, are bearing the brunt of this worsening crisis,\u201d and warned that only 11 % of needed donor funds had been received. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe appeal to donors to mobilize urgently needed funds to provide vital services to the most vulnerable people, especially women and children,\u201d Caritas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials from humanitarian organizations say the crisis is worsening as economic pressures increase humanitarian needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAn internally displaced Somali woman holds her malnourished child at the hospital in Baidoa, Somalia April 29, 2026. (Photo by OSV News\/Feisal Omar, Reuters).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHormuz closure: fuel prices rise to 150%<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMohammed Abdi, Somalia director for the Norwegian Refugee Council, said the country is suffering a major economic impact in addition to widespread famine, with fuel prices up by as much as 150 % and basic foodstuffs up by 50 % since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly 15% of the humanitarian response is funded. We are seeing the situation deteriorate in real time, while the resources are not there to stop it,\u201d Abdi said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The situation in Somalia was already precarious when the Trump administration shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)<\/a> in 2025, and the war with Iran exacerbated the problems of humanitarian aid organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMaritime transportation almost paralyzed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Millions of people lack basic services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMillions of people lack essential services such as medical care and clean water, even though the Church, through Caritas Somalia and in collaboration with humanitarian organizations and international partners, continues to provide assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne can also see the resilience and dignity of the Somali people, as well as the continued efforts of local authorities and international partners to strengthen stability and promote recovery,\u201d the bishop said. 2However, humanitarian needs remain immense and require constant international attention and solidarity,\u201d Bishop Daibes told OSV News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement issued in late March, Caritas Somalia said that \u201cwomen, children and the elderly, already affected, are bearing the brunt of this worsening crisis,\u201d and warned that only 11 % of needed donor funds had been received. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe appeal to donors to mobilize urgently needed funds to provide vital services to the most vulnerable people, especially women and children,\u201d Caritas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials from humanitarian organizations say the crisis is worsening as economic pressures increase humanitarian needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAn internally displaced Somali woman holds her malnourished child at the hospital in Baidoa, Somalia April 29, 2026. (Photo by OSV News\/Feisal Omar, Reuters).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHormuz closure: fuel prices rise to 150%<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMohammed Abdi, Somalia director for the Norwegian Refugee Council, said the country is suffering a major economic impact in addition to widespread famine, with fuel prices up by as much as 150 % and basic foodstuffs up by 50 % since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly 15% of the humanitarian response is funded. We are seeing the situation deteriorate in real time, while the resources are not there to stop it,\u201d Abdi said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The situation in Somalia was already precarious when the Trump administration shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)<\/a> in 2025, and the war with Iran exacerbated the problems of humanitarian aid organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMaritime transportation almost paralyzed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n