Somalia's Aid Drought: A Hunger Crisis Unfolding in Plain Sight The news from Somalia is dire, with severe acute malnutrition among children rising 32 percent and nearly two million projected to be malnourished this year.
Over 500,000 people have been displaced by drought, and the situation is exacerbated by a critical narrative that risks being lost: the devastating effects of aid cuts on humanitarian efforts.
Aid pledges totaling $2 billion globally exclude Somalia due to allegations of corruption, while funding for addressing acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia has plummeted by over 80 percent this year.