Somalia
- 4.6 million
- people face crisis levels of food insecurity.
- 1.8 million
- children under 5 facing acute malnutrition
- 19.3 million
- population
The longest drought on record drove Somalia to the brink of famine in 2022, averted at the eleventh hour by an unprecedented humanitarian scale-up led by the World Food Programme (WFP) and partners.
But the hunger crisis is far from over, withrecurrent droughts and floods, conflict and high food pricesthreatening to displace families, disrupt farming, restrict market access and increase humanitarian needs.
A total of4.6 million people are facing crisis levels of hunger while 1.8 million children under 5 are suffering acute malnutrition.
WFP addresses basic needs in Somalia in times of crisis. We also work with the Government and other partners on projects to build longer-term food security and resilience against future disasters.
However,critical funding gaps mean WFP is forced to prioritize and reduce assistance at a time when hunger is once again on the rise.
What the World Food Programme is doing in Somalia
Emergency food and nutrition assistance
- As the largest humanitarian agency in Somalia, WFP rapidly responds during disasters to help families meet their basic needs. We deliver life-saving food assistance through in-kind rations or through cash, which gives recipients more choice and creates new markets for local producers and retailers. We also deliver specially fortified nutritious foods to help treat and prevent malnutrition in children, pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Social protection and safety nets
Food systems and anticipatory action
Institutional capacity strengthening
Humanitarian air and logistics support
Publications
Annual Country Reports - Somalia

Evaluation of Somalia WFP Country Strategic Plan 2022–2025

Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation of the Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia

Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa - Nourishing Futures: WFP’s Humanitarian Response 2024

Fill the Nutrient Gap - Eastern Africa

2025 – Anticipatory Action Learning and validation Report - Somalia

In focus
The cost of hunger vs. the power of funding: Part 2
Story | 15 January 2026
The cost of hunger vs. the power of funding
Story | 12 January 2026
How Anticipatory Action helps people prepare as extreme weather strikes
Story | 11 November 2025
From Afghanistan to South Sudan: shrinking aid, spiking hunger
Story | 15 October 2025
Funding cuts: six critical WFP operations at risk
Story | 15 October 2025
Somalia’s journey of hunger
Story | 24 June 2025
Somalia news releases
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Office
UN Crescent, Gigiri. PO Box 64902 - 00620
Nairobi, Kenya
Somalia



